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.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.57%

Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory ciac.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12260	vdb entry patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1012860	vdb entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57717-1	patch vendor advisory
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-096.shtml	third party advisory government resource vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18868	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/13803/	third party advisory patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0248?: CVE-2005-0248 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0248?: To fix CVE-2005-0248, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-0248 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-0248 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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