VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-5103
CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.47%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-11-17
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
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.
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Patch
- cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory