CVE-2009-4537 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in the r8169 driver (drivers/net/r8169.c) of the Linux kernel, affecting versions 2.6.32.3 and earlier, including Debian distributions. It stems from improper handling of Ethernet frames exceeding the MTU, allowing remote attackers to cause temporary network outages or system crashes. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity, leading to complete availability impact. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.6.32.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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