Microsoft Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration WZCQueryInterface information disclosure
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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows XP (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function WZCQueryInterface
of the component Wireless Zero Configuration. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
The Microsoft Wireless Zero Configuration system (WZCS) stores WEP keys and pair-wise Master Keys (PMK) of the WPA pre-shared key in plaintext in memory of the explorer process, which allows attackers with access to process memory to steal the keys and access the network.
The bug was discovered 03/20/2005. The weakness was released 10/04/2005 by László Tóth (Website). The advisory is shared at soonerorlater.hu. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-4696 since 02/01/2006. The attack needs to be done within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.
After 2 days, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at frsirt.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 198 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22524) and Exploit-DB (26323). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at 28013.
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- end of life (old version)
CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9
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Exploiting
Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592
Local: No
Remote: Partially
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Patch: microsoft.com
Timeline
03/20/2005 🔍10/04/2005 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: soonerorlater.hu
Researcher: László Tóth
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2005-4696 (🔍)
X-Force: 22524 - Microsoft Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration service information disclosure, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 15008 - Microsoft Windows Wireless Zero Configuration Service Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 17064 - Microsoft Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration Wireless Profile Disclosure, Less Critical
OSVDB: 19873 - Microsoft Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration Credential/Key Disclosure
Vupen: ADV-2005-1970
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 10/06/2005 14:58Updated: 07/04/2019 16:31
Changes: 10/06/2005 14:58 (81), 07/04/2019 16:31 (2)
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