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CVE-2009-0778

Published: Mar 12, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
7.1HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
4.6%
Top 9.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The icmp_send function in net/ipv4/icmp.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.25, when configured as a router with a REJECT route, does not properly manage the Protocol Independent Destination Cache (aka DST) in some situations involving transmission of an ICMP Host Unreachable message, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connectivity outage) by sending a large series of packets to many destination IP addresses within this REJECT route, related to an "rt_cache leak."

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:NI:NA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

vmware
commercial·USaka vmware inc
vcenterOn-prem
Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform
virtualcenterOn-premWeb App
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
server
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
esxOn-prem
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
vmaOn-prem
Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform
linux
oss-projectaka the linux kernel
linux kernelOn-premOS
Operating Systems
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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
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References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7c0ecc4c4f8fd90988aab8a95297b9c0038b6160
git.kernel.org
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/11/2
openwall.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/33758
secunia.com
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