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CVE-2008-5104 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19619929/vm-builder_0.9-0ubuntu3.1.debdiff CVEExploit
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vm-builder/+bug/296841 CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32697 CVEPatch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46881 CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32292 CVEPatch

see all 12 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-255Credentials Management Errors[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
dcgrendel vmbuilder
0.9

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:dcgrendel:vmbuilder:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
ubuntu ubuntu linux
6.06 _nil_
7.10
8.04 _nil_
8.10

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:6.06:_nil_:lts:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:8.04:_nil_:lts:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-5104
NVD Published Date:
Nov 17, 2008
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2008-5104 Details - Not Deferred