CVE-2009-2818 describes a vulnerability in the Adaptive Firewall of Apple Mac OS X before version 10.6.2, affecting Mac OS X Server. This flaw allows remote attackers to more easily conduct brute-force (dictionary) attacks against SSH login attempts due to improper handling of invalid usernames. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring no authentication, and potentially leading to partial confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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