CVE-2008-5103
Publication date 17 November 2008
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ubuntu-vm-builder | ||
| vm-builder | ||