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.
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Published : 2008-11-17 18:18
Updated : 2024-02-28 11:21
NVD link : CVE-2008-5103
Mitre link : CVE-2008-5103
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-5103
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Products Affected
ubuntu
- ubuntu_linux
dcgrendel
- vmbuilder
CWE
CWE-255
Credentials Management Errors