CVE - CVE-2008-5104

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-5104	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:32292 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32292 CONFIRM:http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19619929/vm-builder_0.9-0ubuntu3.1.debdiff CONFIRM:https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vm-builder/+bug/296841 SECUNIA:32697 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/32697 UBUNTU:USN-670-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-670-1 XF:vmbuilder-root-default-password(46881) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46881
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20081117	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20081117)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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