CVE-2009-2818

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 (8)

• cve@mitrehttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html
• cve@mitrehttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937
• cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36956
• cve@mitrehttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36956
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184