CVE-2009-2818

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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).

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Nov 10, 2009
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2009-2818: Medium severity, CVSS 5.0 | Vulnix