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CVE-2009-1385

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-1385 describes an integer underflow vulnerability in the e1000 and e1000e network drivers within the Linux kernel and Intel Wired Ethernet before version 7.5.5. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (system panic) by sending a specially crafted network frame with an unusual size. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to a complete loss of system availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 7.4.35CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:intel:e1000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.2.22CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:intel:e1000:5.2.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.2.30.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:intel:e1000:5.2.30.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.2.52CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:intel:e1000:5.2.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.3.19CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:intel:e1000:5.3.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.8HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
33.49%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.3349 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (7)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: MRG for RHEL-5Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:2.6.24.7-126.el5rt
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: kernel-0:2.4.21-63.EL
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-128.4.1.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 Z StreamFixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-92.1.35.el5
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3.Z - Server OnlyFixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-128.4.1.el5
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2009-1385Important

kernel: e1000_clean_rx_irq() denial of service

Apr 25, 2007

References

git.kernel.org
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00004.html
osvdb.org / 54892
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
ExploitPatch
secunia.com / advisories/35265
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/35566
secunia.com / advisories/35623
secunia.com / advisories/35656
secunia.com / advisories/35847
secunia.com / advisories/36051
secunia.com / advisories/36131
secunia.com / advisories/36327
secunia.com / advisories/37471
sourceforge.net / project/shownotes.php
Patch
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11598
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11681
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8340
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2009-1550.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg01048.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg01094.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg01193.html
wiki.rpath.com / Advisories:rPSA-2009-0111
debian.org / security/2009/dsa-1844
debian.org / security/2009/dsa-1865
intel.com / support/network/sb/CS-030543.htm
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.30-rc8
PatchVendor Advisory
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2009/06/03/2
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2009-1157.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2009-1193.html
securityfocus.com / archive/1/505254/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / archive/1/512019/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/35185
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-793-1
vmware.com / security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/3316