full-disclosure - Re: BIOS Flash erases all prior passwords on Acer Aspire 5102WLMi

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Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2006 23:49:44 +0100
From: endrazine <endrazine@...il.com>
CC: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: BIOS Flash erases all prior passwords on Acer
 Aspire 5102WLMi

Tyop? a écrit :
> Flashing the bios will erase all data.
> It's a feature, not a bug.
>
>   
Bios passwords are stored on the CMOS, not the Rom itself, so no, it 
doesn't have to be.
On the other side, if you can flash your ROM, you have iopl(3) hence 
root privileges or
at least enougth privileges to get those passwors back (1). So that's 
really no bid deal.

Regards,

endrazine-

(1) 
http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/papers/password/Bios.Information.Leakage.txt

side note: I think you both know nothing. Sadly, giving non technical 
_opinions_ has become
the main source of postings on this list.

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