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CVE-2008-5103

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.47%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-11-17 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2. It affects Ubuntu.

CVE
CVE-2008-5103
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
0.47%
Ubuntu

Original NVD 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.