### [CVE-2009-1389](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1389)
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### Description

Buffer overflow in the RTL8169 NIC driver (drivers/net/r8169.c) in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel memory corruption and crash) via a long packet.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.