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CVE-2005-0248

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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2005-0248 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from sun, from sun organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2005, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2005-05-02T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	sun	solaris	8.0	Yes
Operating System	sun	solaris	9.0	Yes
Operating System	sun	solaris	9.0	Yes
Operating System	sun	sunos	5.8	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/13803/ Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1012860 ([email protected])
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57717-1 Patch ([email protected])
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-096.shtml Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12260 Patch ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18868 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/13803/ Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1012860 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57717-1 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-096.shtml Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12260 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18868 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For sun's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.