PT-2005-1328 · Oracle · Solaris 8+3

Published 2005-02-08 · Updated 2018-10-30 · CVE-2005-0248

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Solaris Management Console (SMC) versions for Solaris 8 and 9

Description The issue concerns the creation of user accounts with password aging enabled, resulting in accounts being created with a blank password. This allows remote or local attackers to access these accounts.

Recommendations For Solaris 8 and 9, ensure that user accounts are created with a non-blank password to prevent unauthorized access. As a temporary workaround, consider manually setting a strong password for each newly created user account until a proper fix is applied.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-0248

Affected Products

Solaris

Solaris 8

Solaris 9

Solaris Management Console

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0248 · Security Note
• http://ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-096.shtml · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/13803 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/12260 · Patch
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57717-1 · Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18868 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1012860 · Note