CVE-2008-5104 | BDVDB-2026-33431 Detail
Description#
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS, 7.10, 8.04 LTS, and 8.10, when installed as a virtual machine by (1) python-vm-builder or (2) ubuntu-vm-builder in VMBuilder 0.9 in Ubuntu 8.10, have ! (exclamation point) as the default root password, which 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/46881
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vm-builder/+bug/296841
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.