CVE-2009-2801
The Application Firewall in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 drops unspecified firewall rules after a reboot...
The Application Firewall in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 drops unspecified firewall rules after a reboot, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via packet data, related to a "timing issue."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Application Firewall in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 drops unspecified firewall rules after a reboot, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via packet data, related to a "timing issue."
- Record
CVE-2009-2801- CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Application Firewall in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 drops unspecified firewall rules after a reboot, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via packet data, related to a "timing issue."
- Record
CVE-2009-2801- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-2791 No score
The Application Firewall in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 drops unspecified firewall rules after a reboot, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via packet data, related to a "timing issue."
- Record
EUVD-2009-2791- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j484-x726-7wg8 No score
The Application Firewall in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 drops unspecified firewall rules after a reboot...
The Application Firewall in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 drops unspecified firewall rules after a reboot, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via packet data, related to a "timing issue."
- Record
GHSA-j484-x726-7wg8- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-2801 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) in Apple Mac Os X, published March 30, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.82%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.