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CVE-2009-4538

🗓️ 12 Jan 2010 17:00:00Reported by mitreType 
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 cve🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov📰️ 6 Media mentions👁 151 Views🌐 WEB

Linux kernel e1000e driver MTU size check vulnerability

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BDU FSTEC		Vulnerabilities in the OpenSUSE operating system that allow malicious actors to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information
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BDU FSTEC		Vulnerabilities in the OpenSUSE operating system that allow malicious actors to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information
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Tenable Nessus		CentOS 5 : kernel (CESA-2010:0019)
10 Jan 201000:00
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Tenable Nessus		CentOS 4 : kernel (CESA-2010:0020)
15 Jan 201000:00
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Tenable Nessus		CentOS 4 : kernel (CESA-2010:0146)
19 Mar 201000:00
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Tenable Nessus		Debian DSA-1996-1 : linux-2.6 - privilege escalation/denial of service/sensitive memory leak
24 Feb 201000:00
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Tenable Nessus		Debian DSA-2005-1 : linux-2.6.24 - privilege escalation/denial of service/sensitive memory leak
2 Mar 201000:00
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Tenable Nessus		Fedora 11 : kernel-2.6.30.10-105.2.13.fc11 (2010-1500)
1 Jul 201000:00
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Tenable Nessus		Fedora 12 : kernel-2.6.31.12-174.2.19.fc12 (2010-1787)
1 Jul 201000:00
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Tenable Nessus		Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDVSA-2010:066)
30 Jul 201000:00
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linuxlinux_kernelRange≤2.6.32.3
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debiandebian_linuxMatch4.0
debiandebian_linuxMatch5.0
ParameterPositionPathDescriptionCWE
Ethernet frame size exceeding MTU not properly checkedpathdrivers/net/e1000e/netdev.cThe e1000e driver does not properly check the size of Ethernet frames that exceed the MTU, allowing remote attackers to bypass fragmentation checks.

Vulnerability Found: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 c

Vulnerability Found: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 c

Vulnerability Found: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 c

Vulnerability Found: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 c

Vulnerability Found: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 c

Vulnerability Found: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 c

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6.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.8
CVSS 210
EPSS0.0838
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