CVE-2016-0281

Summary

CVE	CVE-2016-0281
State	PUBLISHED
Assigner	ibm
Source Priority	CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published	2016-08-08 01:59:02 UTC
Updated	2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
Description	The mustendd driver in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2 and VIOS 2.2.x, when the jumbo_frames feature is not enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (FC1763 or FC5899 adapter crash) via crafted packets.

Primary CVSS: v3.0 3.7 LOW from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

Version	Source	Type	Score	Severity	Vector
3.0	[email protected]	Primary	3.7	LOW	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L`
2.0	[email protected]	Primary	4.3		`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Access Vector

Network

Access Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language
Operating System	Ibm	Aix	5.3	All	All	All
Operating System	Ibm	Aix	6.1	All	All	All
Operating System	Ibm	Aix	7.1	All	All	All
Operating System	Ibm	Aix	7.2	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Vios	2.2.0.10	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Vios	2.2.0.11	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Vios	2.2.0.12	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Vios	2.2.0.13	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Vios	2.2.1.0	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Vios	2.2.1.1	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Vios	2.2.1.3	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Vios	2.2.1.4	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Vios	2.2.1.5	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Vios	2.2.1.6	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Vios	2.2.1.7	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Vios	2.2.1.8	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Vios	2.2.1.9	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Vios	2.2.2.0	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Vios	2.2.2.1	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Vios	2.2.2.2	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Vios	2.2.2.3	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Vios	2.2.2.4	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Vios	2.2.2.5	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Vios	2.2.3.0	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Vios	2.2.3.1	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Vios	2.2.3.2	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Vios	2.2.3.3	All	All	All
Application	Ibm	Vios	2.2.3.4	All	All	All

Source	Vendor	Product	Version	Platforms
CNA	Na	N/a	affected n/a	Not specified

Reference	Source	Link	Tags
aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/mustendd_advisory.asc	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	aix.software.ibm.com	Vendor Advisory
IV81459: MUSENTDD'S RECEIVE PATH HANGS WHEN IT RECEVIES CERTAIN SIZE PKT APPLIES TO AIX 7100-04	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www-01.ibm.com	Broken Link
IV82421: MUSENTDD'S RECEIVE PATH HANGS WHEN IT RECEVIES CERTAIN SIZE PKT APPLIES TO AIX 7100-03	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www-01.ibm.com	Broken Link
IBM notice: The page you requested cannot be displayed	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www-01.ibm.com	Broken Link
IBM AIX mustendd Device Driver Bug Lets Remote Users Cause the Target Adapter to Crash - SecurityTracker	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.securitytracker.com
IV80569: MUSENTDD'S RECEIVE PATH HANGS WHEN IT RECEVIES CERTAIN SIZE PKT APPLIES TO AIX 6100-09	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www-01.ibm.com	Broken Link
IV81357: MUSENTDD'S RECEIVE PATH HANGS WHEN IT RECEVIES CERTAIN SIZE PKT APPLIES TO AIX 7200-00	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www-01.ibm.com	Broken Link
IBM AIX CVE-2016-0281 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record	CVE.ORG	www.cve.org	canonical
NVD vulnerability detail	NVD	nvd.nist.gov	canonical, analysis

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