Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8. It has been declared as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to credentials management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2009-2829. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

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 06/02/2025). 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116692 (Apple Mac OS X 10.6.2 and Security Update 2009-006 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2009-11-09-1)).

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), Tenable (42433), SecurityFocus (BID 36956†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24562†). Similar entries are available at VDB-50781, VDB-50780, VDB-50779 and VDB-50778. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
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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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03/18/2015 +1890 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Nicolas Joly
Organization: Vmware
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-2829 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2829
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50770
X-Force: 54192
SecurityFocus: 36956 - RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X 2009-006 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 24562 - Apple Mac OS X \x3C\x3D 10.5.8 Event Monitor SSH Daemon Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 06/02/2025 08:52
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), 06/02/2025 08:52 (16)
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