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.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2008-11-17T18:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-07T10:40:17.156Z
Reserved: 2008-11-17T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2008-5103

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2008-11-17T18:18:48.017
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2008-5103

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