CVE-2005-4697 describes a local information disclosure vulnerability in the Microsoft Wireless Zero Configuration System (WZCS) affecting Windows XP. An authenticated local user could exploit this flaw by making specific calls to the WZCQueryInterface API function to access WEP keys and WPA pre-shared key Pair-wise Master Keys (PMK). With a CVSS score of 2.1 (low severity), the attack requires local access and only impacts confidentiality, not integrity or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:professional:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:home:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:media_center:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.