CVE-2005-2579

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 16, 2005
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2005-2579: High severity, CVSS 7.2 | Vulnix