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Unscored severity · published Nov 10, 2009
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…
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CVSS
1.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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).
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.9% · higher than 79% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MO
Mac OS X Server · Apple
through 10.6.1; 10.0; 10.0.0; 10.0.1; 10.0.2; 10.0.3; +34 more · source: NVD
Affected product
MO
Mac OS X Server
Apple
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2818
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2818
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html
Patch
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36956
www.vupen.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184
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