CVE-2009-2836

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Published Nov 10, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 6.2 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.1:::::::*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-2826	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.257% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36956
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X Mac Os X Server

Weaknesses

CWE-362

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 6:07 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 10, 2009, 7:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 6:07 AM
Reserved: Aug 17, 2009, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:10 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 10, 2009, 7:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:10 PM

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