Nortel VPN Router (aka Contivity) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…
Priority LOW 26Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Nortel VPN Router (aka Contivity) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an IPsec IKE packet with a malformed ISAKMP header.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01591 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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 · 17
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:h:nortel:contivity:1000_vpn_switch:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1000_vpn_switch | Vulnerable | Nortel |
| cpe:2.3:h:nortel:contivity:1500_vpn_switch:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1500_vpn_switch | Vulnerable | Nortel |
| cpe:2.3:h:nortel:contivity:1600_secure_ip_services_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1600_secure_ip_services_gateway | Vulnerable | Nortel |
| cpe:2.3:h:nortel:contivity:2000_vpn_switch:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2000_vpn_switch | Vulnerable | Nortel |
| cpe:2.3:h:nortel:contivity:2500_vpn_switch:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2500_vpn_switch | Vulnerable | Nortel |
| cpe:2.3:h:nortel:contivity:2600_secure_ip_services_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2600_secure_ip_services_gateway | Vulnerable | Nortel |
| cpe:2.3:h:nortel:contivity:4000_vpn_switch:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4000_vpn_switch | Vulnerable | Nortel |
| cpe:2.3:h:nortel:contivity:4500_secure_ip_services_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4500_secure_ip_services_gateway | Vulnerable | Nortel |
| cpe:2.3:h:nortel:contivity:4600_secure_ip_services_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4600_secure_ip_services_gateway | Vulnerable | Nortel |
| cpe:2.3:h:nortel:vpn_router_1010:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Nortel |
- cpe:2.3:h:nortel:contivity:1000_vpn_switch:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1000_vpn_switch Vulnerable ·Nortel
- cpe:2.3:h:nortel:contivity:1500_vpn_switch:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1500_vpn_switch Vulnerable ·Nortel
- cpe:2.3:h:nortel:contivity:1600_secure_ip_services_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1600_secure_ip_services_gateway Vulnerable ·Nortel
- cpe:2.3:h:nortel:contivity:2000_vpn_switch:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2000_vpn_switch Vulnerable ·Nortel
- cpe:2.3:h:nortel:contivity:2500_vpn_switch:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2500_vpn_switch Vulnerable ·Nortel
- cpe:2.3:h:nortel:contivity:2600_secure_ip_services_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2600_secure_ip_services_gateway Vulnerable ·Nortel
- cpe:2.3:h:nortel:contivity:4000_vpn_switch:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4000_vpn_switch Vulnerable ·Nortel
- cpe:2.3:h:nortel:contivity:4500_secure_ip_services_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4500_secure_ip_services_gateway Vulnerable ·Nortel
- cpe:2.3:h:nortel:contivity:4600_secure_ip_services_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4600_secure_ip_services_gateway Vulnerable ·Nortel
- cpe:2.3:h:nortel:vpn_router_1010:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Nortel
Show 7 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:h:nortel:vpn_router_1050:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Nortel |
| cpe:2.3:h:nortel:vpn_router_1100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Nortel |
| cpe:2.3:h:nortel:vpn_router_1700:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Nortel |
| cpe:2.3:h:nortel:vpn_router_1740:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Nortel |
| cpe:2.3:h:nortel:vpn_router_2700:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Nortel |
| cpe:2.3:h:nortel:vpn_router_5000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Nortel |
| cpe:2.3:h:nortel:vpn_router_600:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Nortel |
- cpe:2.3:h:nortel:vpn_router_1050:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Nortel
- cpe:2.3:h:nortel:vpn_router_1100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Nortel
- cpe:2.3:h:nortel:vpn_router_1700:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Nortel
- cpe:2.3:h:nortel:vpn_router_1740:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Nortel
- cpe:2.3:h:nortel:vpn_router_2700:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Nortel
- cpe:2.3:h:nortel:vpn_router_5000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Nortel
- cpe:2.3:h:nortel:vpn_router_600:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Nortel
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1802
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c5fw-9qc8-grvm
References
More Nortel Contivity vulnerabilities
- 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-2000-00063 cgiproc CGI script in Nortel Contivity HTTP server allows remote attackers to read… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2000-00064 cgiproc CGI script in Nortel Contivity HTTP server allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2005-1802 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-1802 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c5fw-9qc8-grvm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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