Nortel Contivity 5.01 extranet.exe cryptographic issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Nortel Contivity 5.01. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file extranet.exe. Performing a manipulation results in cryptographic issue. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-0844. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Nortel Contivity 5.01. This affects some unknown functionality of the file extranet.exe. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issue vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-310. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was presented 05/02/2005 by Roy Hills with NTA-Monitor (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-0844 since 03/24/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1600 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19791), SecurityFocus (BID 12871†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1013512†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cryptographic issue
CWE: CWE-310
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Timelineinfo

03/22/2005 🔍
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03/24/2005 +2 days 🔍
05/02/2005 +39 days 🔍
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03/10/2015 +3599 days 🔍
07/07/2018 +1215 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nortel-canada.com

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Roy Hills
Organization: NTA-Monitor
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-0844 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0844
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24663
X-Force: 19791 - Nortel Contivity VPN password disclosure
SecurityFocus: 12871 - Nortel Contivity VPN Client Local Password Disclosure Weakness
SecurityTracker: 1013512

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 07/07/2018 10:12
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (49), 07/07/2018 10:12 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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