The (1) python-vm-builder and (2) ubuntu-vm-builder...
High severity
Unreviewed
Published
May 17, 2022
to the GitHub Advisory Database
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Updated Jan 27, 2023
Description
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Nov 17, 2008
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
May 17, 2022
Last updated
Jan 27, 2023
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.
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