CVE-2005-4176
AWARD Bios Modular 4.50pg does not clear the keyboard buffer after reading the BIOS password...
AWARD Bios Modular 4.50pg does not clear the keyboard buffer after reading the BIOS password during system startup, which allows local administrators or users to read the password directly from physical memory.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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AWARD Bios Modular 4.50pg does not clear the keyboard buffer after reading the BIOS password during system startup, which allows local administrators or users to read the password directly from physical memory.
- Record
CVE-2005-4176- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
AWARD Bios Modular 4.50pg does not clear the keyboard buffer after reading the BIOS password during system startup, which allows local administrators or users to read the password directly from physical memory.
- Record
CVE-2005-4176- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-4171 No score
AWARD Bios Modular 4.50pg does not clear the keyboard buffer after reading the BIOS password during system startup, which allows local administrators or users to read the password directly from physical memory.
- Record
EUVD-2005-4171- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5fq6-q26j-jpfr No score
AWARD Bios Modular 4.50pg does not clear the keyboard buffer after reading the BIOS password...
AWARD Bios Modular 4.50pg does not clear the keyboard buffer after reading the BIOS password during system startup, which allows local administrators or users to read the password directly from physical memory.
- Record
GHSA-5fq6-q26j-jpfr- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Multiple Vendor BIOS - Keyboard Buffer Password Persistence (1) | 2005-12-06 |
| Exploit-DB | Multiple Vendor BIOS - Keyboard Buffer Password Persistence (2) | 2005-12-06 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-4176 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1), published December 11, 2005. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.26%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
ivizsecurity.com/preboot-patch.html
securityfocus.com/bid/15751
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/847537
pulltheplug.org/users/endrazine/Bios.Information.Leakage.txt
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4176
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5fq6-q26j-jpfr