CVE-2008-5103 | BDVDB-2026-33430 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32697
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32292
- http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19619929/vm-builder_0.9-0ubuntu3.1.debdiff
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-670-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46603
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vm-builder/+bug/296841
- http://osvdb.org/49996
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.