CVE-2008-5103 (GCVE-0-2008-5103)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-11-17 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:40
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Summary
The (1) python-vm-builder and (2) ubuntu-vm-builder implementations in VMBuilder 0.9 in Ubuntu 8.10 omit the -e option when invoking chpasswd with a root:! argument, which configures the root account with a cleartext password of ! (exclamation point) and allows attackers to bypass intended login restrictions.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
7 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32697 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32292 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19619929/vm-builder… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-670-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vm-buil… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://osvdb.org/49996 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB |
Date Public
2008-11-13 00:00
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