CVE-2008-5104

High

Description

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.2
Exploit probability—
ProductDcgrendel Vmbuilder
PublishedNov 17, 2008
First seenNov 17, 2008

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
dcgrendel vmbuilder0.9—

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