CVE-2008-5103
The (1) python-vm-builder and (2) ubuntu-vm-builder implementations in VMBuilder 0.9 in Ubuntu 8...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-5103- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-255
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-5103- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5082 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5082- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pvrm-qvx6-xc5g No score
The (1) python-vm-builder and (2) ubuntu-vm-builder implementations in VMBuilder 0.9 in Ubuntu 8...
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.
- Record
GHSA-pvrm-qvx6-xc5g- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-5103 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Dcgrendel Vmbuilder, published November 17, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 40th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/advisories/32697
securityfocus.com/bid/32292
launchpadlibrarian.net/19619929/vm-builder_0.9-0ubuntu3.1.debdiff
ubuntu.com/usn/usn-670-1
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46603
bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vm-builder/+bug/296841
osvdb.org/49996
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5103
github.com/advisories/GHSA-pvrm-qvx6-xc5g