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

CVE-2008-5104

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.

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Affected products

Dcgrendel/Vmbuilder
cpe:2.3:a:dcgrendel:vmbuilder:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
VMBuilder/VMBuilderllm-create
Range: =0.9
Ubuntu/Ubuntullm-fuzzy

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References

secunia.com/advisories/32697nvdPatch
www.securityfocus.com/bid/32292nvdPatch
launchpadlibrarian.net/19619929/vm-builder_0.9-0ubuntu3.1.debdiffnvdExploit
www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-670-1nvdVendor Advisory
bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vm-builder/+bug/296841nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46881nvd

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