CVE-2009-4538

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 10
Modified
Published: 12 Jan 2010, 17:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 07:08

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
10 HIGH
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
5.5% LOW
6% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

12 Jan 2010, 17:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 07:08
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c in the e1000e driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.32.3 and earlier does not properly check the size of an Ethernet frame that exceeds the MTU, which allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via crafted packets, a related issue to CVE-2009-4537.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 5.50%• Percentile: 90%

Affected Systems

  • debian•debian_linux

    4.0 | 5.0

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≤ 2.6.32.3

References (30)