CVE-2005-0248

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-0248
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-05-02 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Sun Solaris 8.0 All x86 All
Operating System Sun Solaris 9.0 All sparc All
Operating System Sun Solaris 9.0 All x86 All
Operating System Sun Sunos 5.8 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
P-096: Sun SMC Default Configuration GUI Creates User Accounts with Blank Password Instead of Locked Accounts af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ciac.org Vendor Advisory
Sun Solaris Management Console User Interface Insecure Account Creation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Solaris Management Console (SMC) May Create New Accounts With Blank Passwords in Certain Cases af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
#57717: SMC Default Configuration GUI Creates User Accounts With Blank Password Instead of Locked Accounts af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com Patch
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Secunia - Advisories - Sun SMC GUI Account With Empty Password Creation Security Issue af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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