CVE-2008-5104 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0006.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Dcgrendel	Vmbuilder
Ubuntu	Ubuntu Linux

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:dcgrendel:vmbuilder:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:6.06:_nil_:lts:::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:7.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:8.04:_nil_:lts:::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:8.10:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-5083	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19619929/vm-builder_0.9-0ubuntu3.1.debdiff
http://secunia.com/advisories/32697
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32292
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-670-1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vm-builder/+bug/296841
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46881

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-11-17T18:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:40:16.998Z

Reserved: 2008-11-17T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-5104

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-11-17T18:18:48.063

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-5104

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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