PT-2009-5178 · Apple · Macos X

Published 2009-11-10 · Updated 2009-11-17 · CVE-2009-2818

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple Mac OS X versions prior to 10.6.2

Description The issue makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain login access via a brute-force attack, also known as a dictionary attack, by not properly handling invalid usernames in SSH login attempts.

Recommendations For versions prior to 10.6.2, update to version 10.6.2 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-2818

Affected Products

Macos X

References · 5

• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/36956 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2818 · Security Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184 · Note