CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-4197

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The vulnerability in tunnelform.yaws in Nortel SSL VPN 4.2.1.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a link in the 'a' parameter, which is executed with elevated privileges in a cryptographically signed Java Applet.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can remotely execute arbitrary commands on the VPN server, leading to full system compromise and potential breach of data confidentiality and integrity.

Recommendation

Immediately update the Nortel SSL VPN software to a version without this vulnerability or apply available security patches.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

tunnelform.yaws in Nortel SSL VPN 4.2.1.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a link in the a parameter, which is executed with extra privileges in a cryptographically signed Java Applet.

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