CVE-2009-2836 describes a race condition in the Login Window of Apple Mac OS X 10.6.x prior to 10.6.2. This vulnerability allows an attacker to bypass password authentication and gain login access to any account if at least one account has a blank password. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.2, indicating a medium severity, with local access required and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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