Nortel VPN Router (aka Contivity) 1000, 2000, 4000, and 5000 before 6_05.140 uses a fixed DES key to encrypt passwords, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain a password via a brute force attack on a hash from the LDAP store
Published Apr 27, 2007
9.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.73%
Description
Nortel VPN Router (aka Contivity) 1000, 2000, 4000, and 5000 before 6_05.140 uses a fixed DES key to encrypt passwords, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain a password via a brute force attack on a hash from the LDAP store.
Affected products
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.73% (0.01734) | 76.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.73% (0.01734) | 74.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.50% (0.00496) | 63.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.37% (0.00368) | 73.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 0.37% (0.00368) | 71.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00337) | 70.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 22, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00337) | 68.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 15, 2023 | 0.32% (0.00324) | 67.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.31% (0.00314) | 65.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 56.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 22, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 54.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 52.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 30.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24962 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23562 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1464 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=567877&RenditionID=&poid=null x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/24962 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23562 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1464 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=567877&RenditionID=&poid=null | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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