Security Advisory

CVE-2009-2818

CVE vulnerability detail - eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2009-11-10 19:00:00
Last updated 2024-08-07 06:07:36
Assigner mitre
CVSS score not scored
State PUBLISHED

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).