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CVE-2008-5104

HIGH CVSS: 7.2 Published: 2008-11-17 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS, 7.10, 8.04 LTS, and 8.10, when installed as a virtual machine by (1) python-vm-builder or (2) ubuntu-vm-builder in VMBuilder 0.9 in Ubuntu 8.10, have ! (exclamation point) as the default root password, which allows attackers to bypass intended login restrictions.

Affected Platforms

Ubuntu Ubuntu LinuxDcgrendel Vmbuilder

Weakness Type

CWE-255

References