| CVE-2008-5103 | Date: (C)2008-11-17 (M)2023-12-22 |
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.
CVSS Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -| CVSS V2 Severity: |
| CVSS Score : 7.2 |
| Exploit Score: 3.9 |
| Impact Score: 10.0 |
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| CVSS V2 Metrics: |
| Access Vector: LOCAL |
| Access Complexity: LOW |
| Authentication: NONE |
| Confidentiality: COMPLETE |
| Integrity: COMPLETE |
| Availability: COMPLETE |
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