CVE-2005-0248

Published: May 2, 2005Modified: Apr 16, 2026

7.5

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

The Solaris Management Console (SMC) GUI for Solaris 8 and 9, when creating user accounts that are configured for password aging, creates the accounts with a blank password, which allows remote or local attackers to break into those accounts.

Affected (4)

Products: Sun: Solaris, Sunos

Sun

2 products

Solaris

Sunos

Configuration A

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Sun Solaris	Version 8.0
Sun Solaris	Version 9.0
Sun Solaris	Version 9.0
Sun Sunos	Version 5.8

References (12)

http://secunia.com/advisories/13803/

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://securitytracker.com/id?1012860

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57717-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-096.shtml

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12260

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18868

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/13803/