Adaptive Firewall in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.2 does not properly handle invalid usernames in SSH login attempts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain login access via a brute-force attack (aka dictionary attack).
References
Link | Resource |
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http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html | Vendor Advisory |
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36956 | Patch |
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184 | |
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html | Vendor Advisory |
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36956 | Patch |
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184 |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
21 Nov 2024, 01:05
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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References | () http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937 - Patch, Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36956 - Patch | |
References | () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184 - |
Information
Published : 2009-11-10 19:30
Updated : 2024-11-21 01:05
NVD link : CVE-2009-2818
Mitre link : CVE-2009-2818
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2009-2818
JSON object : View
Products Affected
apple
- mac_os_x_server
CWE
CWE-264
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls