MEDIUM
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
Published Mar 24, 2005
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.44%
Description
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.44% 0.00437
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00437
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.44% (0.00437) | 35.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.44% (0.00437) | 34.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00099) | 25.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111151589203707&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013512 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploitVendor Advisory
- http://www.nta-monitor.com/news/vpn-flaws/nortel/nortel-client/ x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19791 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111151589203707&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1013512 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.nta-monitor.com/news/vpn-flaws/nortel/nortel-client/ | x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19791 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 24, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Mar 24, 2005
Link CVE-2005-0844
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a