CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.3 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-255. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:
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.
The weakness was published 11/10/2009 by Nicolas Joly with Vmware (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-2829. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/27/2021). This vulnerability is assigned to T1552 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42433 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2009-006)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (54192) and Tenable (42433). Similar entries are available at 50781, 50780, 50779 and 50778.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3
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Class: Credentials managementCWE: CWE-255
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 42433
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2009-006)
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OpenVAS ID: 102038
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(ssh/login/osx_name
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Timeline
08/17/2009 🔍11/09/2009 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Nicolas Joly
Organization: Vmware
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-2829 (🔍)
X-Force: 54192
Vulnerability Center: 24562 - Apple Mac OS X \x3C\x3D 10.5.8 Event Monitor SSH Daemon Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 36956 - RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X 2009-006 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 03/18/2015 15:15Updated: 08/27/2021 14:15
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (56), 02/20/2017 09:54 (11), 08/27/2021 14:12 (4), 08/27/2021 14:15 (1)
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