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.
Published:Feb 8, 2005
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Feb 8, 2005
EPSS Score:0.00567
CVSS Score:7.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Sun
Product
Solaris
Sun
Solaris
Vendor
Sun
Product
Sunos
Sun
Sunos
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
