TI-2005-00787 Aliases CVE-2005-0844 GHSA-q4m9-8qj6-qg26

Nortel VPN client 5.01 stores the cleartext password in the memory of the Extranet.exe…

LOW 22CWE-310Published 2005-03-24 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00437 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:h:nortel:contivity:5.01:::::::*	5.01	Vulnerable	Nortel

cpe:2.3:h:nortel:contivity:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.01 Vulnerable ·Nortel

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-0844
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q4m9-8qj6-qg26

References

Exploit 1

http://www.nta-monitor.com/news/vpn-flaws/nortel/nortel-client/

Other 1

20050322 Nortel VPN Client Issue: Clear-text password stored in memory

TI-2007-02251 Nortel VPN Router (aka Contivity) 1000, 2000, 4000, and 5000 before 5_05.149, 5_05.3xx… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2007-02252 Nortel VPN Router (aka Contivity) 1000, 2000, 4000, and 5000 before 5_05.149, 5_05.3xx… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2005-02443 Nortel Contivity VPN Client V05_01.030, when configuring a certificate to be used as… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
TI-2004-01002 Nortel Networks Contivity VPN Client displays a different error message depending on… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
TI-2005-01709 Nortel VPN Router (aka Contivity) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
TI-2000-00063 cgiproc CGI script in Nortel Contivity HTTP server allows remote attackers to read… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

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Sources

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