Is CVE-2009-4536 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-4536 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-4536?

CVE-2009-4536 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2009-4536

HIGH · CVSS 7.8EPSS 5.2%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.8 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-189
EPSS score: 5.2% (93th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-4502)
Published: January 12, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-4502 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
linux / linux kernel

References

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

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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