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CVE-2009-2829

Event Monitor in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 does not properly handle crafted authentication data sent to an SSH daemon, which allows remote atta…

Published 16 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.3%
percentile 84%
Public exploits
0
none known

Event Monitor in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 does not properly handle crafted authentication data sent to an SSH daemon, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via vectors involving processing of XML log documents by other services, related to a "log injection" issue.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.34% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-255 Credentials Management Errors

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/36956 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2009/3184 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • lists.apple.com /archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, x_transferred
  • support.apple.com /kb/HT3937 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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