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CVE-2009-2818
UNKNOWN

CVE-2009-2818

Published Nov 10, 2009 · Updated Nov 3, 2026

Severity · CVSSUNKNOWN · Not scored
Known exploitationNot listed
EPSS / likelihood1.88%
QFinch risk scoreNot available

Original summary

Normalized public record · Updated Nov 3, 2026

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).

Publisher and source text is retained separately from QFinch interpretation.

QFinch assessment

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).

Evidence: public source records

Affected products

Affected scope reported by the available public evidence
Affected package, product or rangeFix status
Consult the referenced vendor advisory for affected versions.Consult source advisory

Matching a version is only one part of assessing exposure. QFinch has not assessed your environment on this public page.

Remediation

Apply the vendor-supported fixed release or mitigation, then verify the affected component is no longer reachable.

  1. Confirm the affected product and reachable code path exist in your environment.
  2. Apply the vendor-supported patch or mitigation from the primary advisory.
  3. Rescan the exact deployed revision and retain verification evidence.
Review primary references

Evidence coverage

FIRST-EPSSCVE-LIST-V5
SSVC priority
LOW
Confidence
Not available
Aliases
None reported

Scores appear only when corresponding evidence exists. Missing data is never interpreted as zero risk.

Sources and record history

  1. 36956 ↗
  2. ADV-2009-3184 ↗
  3. APPLE-SA-2009-11-09-1 ↗
  4. support.apple.com ↗

Record history

Published Nov 10, 2009 · Last refreshed Nov 3, 2026