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.
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cve-icon 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

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2017-08-08T01:33:06.670

Link: CVE-2008-5104

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