Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 2, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-0248
CVE-2005-0248
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 products
5cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:9.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:9.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: 8, 9
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- secunia.com/advisories/13803/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvdPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/12260nvdPatch
- www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-096.shtmlnvdVendor Advisory
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18868nvd
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