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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 privileges by opening a program with the File Open dialog box.

  • Published: Aug 16, 2005
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2005-2579
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.2
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
nortel / contivity 05_01.030 05_01.030.x