CVE-2009-2829 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Event Monitor component of Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8. This flaw allows remote attackers to disrupt services by sending specially crafted authentication data to an SSH daemon, leading to a "log injection" issue when other services process the resulting XML log documents. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity. It can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity and requires no authentication, but its impact is limited to a denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting low public awareness and attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.5.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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