CVE-2005-0248
The Solaris Management Console (SMC) GUI for Solaris 8 and 9, when creating user accounts that...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2005-0248- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2005-0248- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-0249 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2005-0249- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4jq2-84j8-gxjv No score
The Solaris Management Console (SMC) GUI for Solaris 8 and 9, when creating user accounts that...
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.
- Record
GHSA-4jq2-84j8-gxjv- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-0248 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Sun Solaris, published February 8, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.39%, the 72nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/12260
securitytracker.com/id?1012860
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57717-1
ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-096.shtml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18868
secunia.com/advisories/13803
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0248
github.com/advisories/GHSA-4jq2-84j8-gxjv