Vulnerability CVE-2008-5103

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2008-5103 (CCN-46603)

Assigned:

2008-11-13

Published:

2008-11-13

Updated:

2017-08-08

Summary:

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.

CVSS v3 Severity:

5.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Local Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Low Integrity (I): Low Availibility (A): Low

CVSS v2 Severity:

7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
6.2 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Complete Integrity (I): Complete Availibility (A): Complete

4.4 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
3.8 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Medium Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Partial Integrity (I): Partial Availibility (A): Partial