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A vulnerability was found in Dcgrendel VMBuilder 0.9. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-255. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
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.
The bug was discovered 11/13/2008. The weakness was shared 11/17/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at ubuntu.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-5104 since 11/17/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1552.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 37886 (Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 7.10 / 8.04 LTS / 8.10 : vm-builder vulnerability (USN-670-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46881) and Tenable (37886). The entry 45043 is related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
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Exploiting
Class: Credentials managementCWE: CWE-255
ATT&CK: T1552
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 37886
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 7.10 / 8.04 LTS / 8.10 : vm-builder vulnerability (USN-670-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 840256
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for erlang vulnerability USN-624-2
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Timeline
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Sources
Advisory: ubuntu.comStatus: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-5104 (🔍)
X-Force: 46881
Vulnerability Center: 22102 - Ubuntu 8.10 VMBuilder 0.9 Installs Ubuntu Virtual Machines with Default Root Password, Medium
SecurityFocus: 32292 - Ubuntu vm-builder Local Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 32697
OSVDB: 49996 - VMBuilder root default password
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Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 16:11Updated: 09/04/2019 12:58
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (71), 09/04/2019 12:58 (5)
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