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.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solaris | Sun | 8.0 (including) | 8.0 (including) |
| Solaris | Sun | 9.0 (including) | 9.0 (including) |
| Sunos | Sun | 5.8 (including) | 5.8 (including) |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13803/
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1012860
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57717-1
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-096.shtml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12260
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18868
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13803/
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1012860
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57717-1
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-096.shtml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12260
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18868