CVE-2008-5103

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.

🔗 References (14)

• cve@mitrehttp://launchpadlibrarian.net/19619929/vm-builder_0.9-0ubuntu3.1.debdiff
• cve@mitrehttp://osvdb.org/49996
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/32697
• cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32292
• cve@mitrehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-670-1
• cve@mitrehttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vm-builder/+bug/296841
• cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46603
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19619929/vm-builder_0.9-0ubuntu3.1.debdiff
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/49996
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32697
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32292
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-670-1
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vm-builder/+bug/296841
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46603