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CVE-2009-4536 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://blog.c22.cc/2009/12/27/26c3-cat-procsysnetipv4fuckups/	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://events.ccc.de/congress/2009/Fahrplan/events/3596.en.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035159.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00005.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00008.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00002.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00007.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00000.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?t=126203102000001&r=1&w=2	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=552126	CVE	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35265	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38031	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38276	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38296	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38492	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38610	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38779	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023420	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55648	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10607	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12440	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13226	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7453	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1996	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/28/1	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/29/2	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/31/1	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0019.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0020.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0041.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0053.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0111.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0882.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37519	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0009.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://blog.c22.cc/2009/12/27/26c3-cat-procsysnetipv4fuckups/	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://events.ccc.de/congress/2009/Fahrplan/events/3596.en.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035159.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00005.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00008.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00002.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00007.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00000.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?t=126203102000001&r=1&w=2	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=552126	[email protected]	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35265	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38031	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38276	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38296	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38492	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38610	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38779	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023420	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55648	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10607	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12440	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13226	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7453	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1996	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/28/1	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/29/2	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/31/1	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0019.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0020.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0041.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0053.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0111.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0882.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37519	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0009.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory

see all 76 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-189	Numeric Errors	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	<= 2.6.32.3
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux	4.0 5.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 16, 2018	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Sep 19, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 17, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 12, 2010	Initial Analysis	[email protected]