Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2009-2829 (CCN-54192)

Assigned:2009-11-09
Published:2009-11-09
Updated:2009-11-17
Summary: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.
Per: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937


"This issue affects Mac OS X Server systems only"
CVSS v3 Severity:3.7 Low (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.7 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
2.6 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
1.9 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-255
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2009-2829

Source: APPLE
Type: Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2009-11-09-1

Source: CCN
Type: SA37313
Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: Apple Web site
About Security Update 2009-006 / Mac OS X v10.6.2

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 59987
Apple Mac OS X Event Monitor SSH Daemon Authentication Data Handling Log Injection Remote DoS

Source: BID
Type: Patch
36956

Source: CCN
Type: BID-36956
RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X 2009-006 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: BID-36966
Apple Mac OS X Event Monitor Log Parsing Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2009-3184

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
mac-osx-eventmonitor-dos(54192)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
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