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CVE-2005-2579

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Published: Aug 16, 2005Modified: Apr 16, 2026

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7.2
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 10.0
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Nortel: Contivity
1 product
Contivity
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Version v05_01.030

References (2)

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