Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 17, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-5103

Description

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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Affected products

Dcgrendel/Vmbuilder
cpe:2.3:a:dcgrendel:vmbuilder:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Ubuntu/ubuntu-vm-builderllm-create
Range: <0.9-0ubuntu3.1
Ubuntu/python-vm-builderllm-create
Range: <0.9-0ubuntu3.1
Ubuntu/VMBuilderllm-create
Range: <0.9

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References

secunia.com/advisories/32697nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/32292nvdPatch
launchpadlibrarian.net/19619929/vm-builder_0.9-0ubuntu3.1.debdiffnvdExploit
www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-670-1nvdVendor Advisory
osvdb.org/49996nvd
bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vm-builder/+bug/296841nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46603nvd

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