CVE-2008-5103 Auth bypass in n/a
Attackers can bypass login restrictions and gain root access because the VM builder sets a weak cleartext password for the root account.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-5103?
CVE-2008-5103 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Nov 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-255
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5103?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dcgrendel Vmbuilder.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5103?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5103 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2008-5103 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5103 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pvrm-qvx6-xc5g.