Unscored severity · published Aug 16, 2005
CVE-2005-2579
Nortel Contivity VPN Client V05_01.030, when configuring a certificate to be used as authentication, does not properly drop system privileges, which allows local users to gain…
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CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Nortel Contivity VPN Client V05_01.030, when configuring a certificate to be used as authentication, does not properly drop system privileges, which allows local users to gain privileges by opening a program with the File Open dialog box.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 22% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CO
Contivity · Nortel
v05_01.030 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2579
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-2579
marc.info
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112370730131219&w=2
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