CVE-2005-0844

Public Exploit

Description

Nortel VPN client 5.01 stores the cleartext password in the memory of the Extranet.exe process, which could allow local users to obtain sensitive information.

Category

4.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.11%
Vendor Advisory securitytracker.com Vendor Advisory nta-monitor.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111151589203707&w=2 mailing list
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013512 exploit vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.nta-monitor.com/news/vpn-flaws/nortel/nortel-client/ exploit vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19791 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0844?
CVE-2005-0844 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0844?
To fix CVE-2005-0844, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-0844 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2005-0844 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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