CVE-2009-2836

Description

Race condition in Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.6.x before 10.6.2, when at least one account has a blank password, allows attackers to bypass password authentication and obtain login access to an arbitrary account via unspecified vectors.

Category

6.2
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36956 patch vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184 vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937 patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2836?
CVE-2009-2836 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2836?
To fix CVE-2009-2836, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-2836 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-2836 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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