CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-2579

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Nortel Contivity VPN Client V05_01.030 does not properly drop system privileges when configuring a certificate for authentication. A local user can exploit the File Open dialog box to run a program with elevated privileges.

Risk Assessment

An attacker with local access can escalate privileges, leading to unauthorized access to sensitive data or system compromise.

Recommendation

Immediately update the Nortel Contivity VPN Client to the latest available version that fixes this vulnerability. Restricting local access to the system can mitigate the risk of exploitation.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS