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 access via a brute-force attack (aka dictionary attack).

• CWE-264

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.htmlVendor Advisory
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36956Patch
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.htmlVendor Advisory
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36956Patch
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184

Published

Nov 10, 2009

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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