Description
Adaptive Firewall in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.2 does not properly handle invalid usernames in SSH login attempts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain login access via a brute-force attack (aka dictionary attack).
References
- 36956 vdb-entry
- ADV-2009-3184 vdb-entry
- APPLE-SA-2009-11-09-1 vendor-advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937