CVE-2008-5104 describes a critical vulnerability in Ubuntu 6.06 LTS, 7.10, 8.04 LTS, and 8.10 when installed as a virtual machine via python-vm-builder or ubuntu-vm-builder in VMBuilder 0.9. The flaw assigns "!" (exclamation point) as the default root password, allowing unauthorized access and bypassing intended login restrictions. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is highly severe, enabling local attackers to gain complete control (confidentiality, integrity, and availability) with low attack complexity and no authentication required. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, nor significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dcgrendel:vmbuilder:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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