CVE-2009-2818
Adaptive Firewall in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.2 does not properly handle invalid usernames in...
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).
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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).
- Record
CVE-2009-2818- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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).
- Record
CVE-2009-2818- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-2808 No score
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).
- Record
EUVD-2009-2808- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mrg5-xx7w-3qcp No score
Adaptive Firewall in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.2 does not properly handle invalid usernames in...
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).
- Record
GHSA-mrg5-xx7w-3qcp- 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-2009-2818 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Apple Mac Os X Server, published November 10, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.88%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.