Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2009-4536
drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c in the e1000 driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.32.3 and earlier handles Ethernet frames that exceed the MTU by processing certain trailing payload data as if it were a complete frame, which allows remote attackers to bypass packet filters via a large packet with a crafted payload. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2009-1385.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.052 (92.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.052 · newest: 0.052 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- Debian Linux — versions 4.0, 5.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secunia.com/advisories/35265 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/38276 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- marc.info/ (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13226 (signature, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00008.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0111.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/38779 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12440 (signature, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)