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CVE-2002-2059

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2002-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

BIOS D845BG, D845HV, D845PT and D845WN on Intel motherboards does not properly restrict access to configuration information when BIOS passwords are enabled, which could allow local users to change the default boot device via the F8 key.

Affected products

• Intel D845Bg Motherboard: p01-0012, p02-0015, p03-0021, p04-0023, p05-0024
• Intel D845Hv Motherboard: p04-0018, p05-0022, p06-0024, p07-0029, p08-0031, p09-0035 (+2)
• Intel D845Pt Motherboard: p01-0012, p02-0015, p03-0021, p04-0023, p05-0024
• Intel D845Wn Motherboard: p04-0018, p06-0024, p07-0029, p08-0031, p09-0035, p10-0038 (+1)

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0356.html
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0017.html
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8998.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4610

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