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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-0844 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.44%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.07% | 0.44% | +0.37% |
| 2 | 2024-12-17 | 0.04% | 0.07% | +0.03% |
| 3 | 2023-03-07 | — | 0.04% | — |
Full EPSS history (4 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.6 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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3.9 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111151589203707&w=2 | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1013512 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.nta-monitor.com/news/vpn-flaws/nortel/nortel-client/ | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19791 |