CVE-2009-2818 | BDVDB-2026-39221 Detail

Description#

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).

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36956
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12009-11-10Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-07Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.