CVE-2009-2829 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in macOS Event Monitor by sending crafted authentication data to the SSH daemon.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-2829?
CVE-2009-2829 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X Server, published on 10 Nov 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-255
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2829?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Mac Os X Server.
How do I fix CVE-2009-2829?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-2829 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2009-2829 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2829 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j64g-84vg-pq34.