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01 Record

CVE-2009-4538

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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
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02 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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
8.38% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 94.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector
No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity
Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2010-01-12 17:00Z16 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-07 07:08Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2009-12-31
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
No CWE assigned
Data version
5.1
Document digest
c995d7f35645a7e937624e2e4d5c9af0d0b235bc2b153128ae0f1e3534aa4899

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
debiandebian_linuxNot specified—
linuxlinux_kernelNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—
redhatenterprise_mrgNot specified—
redhatrhel_eusNot specified—

06 References