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).
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2009-2808 | 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). |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T06:07:36.515Z
Reserved: 2009-08-17T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2009-2818
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Status : Modified
Published: 2009-11-10T19:30:01.170
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2009-2818
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD