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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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2008-11-17T18:00:00
Updated: 2017-08-07T12:57:01
Reserved: 2008-11-17T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2008-5103
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NVD Information
Status : Modified
Published: 2008-11-17T18:18:48.017
Modified: 2017-08-08T01:33:06.610
Link: CVE-2008-5103
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