CVE-2016-8209

Summary

CVECVE-2016-8209
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerbrocade
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-05-08 18:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionImproper checks for unusual or exceptional conditions in Brocade NetIron 05.8.00 and later releases up to and including 06.1.00, when the Management Module is continuously scanned on port 22, may allow attackers to cause a denial of service (crash and reload) of the management module.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-754 | Denial of Service Attack


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Brocade Netiron Cer 2024c-4x-rt - All All All
Hardware Brocade Netiron Cer 2024f-4x-rt - All All All
Hardware Brocade Netiron Cer 2024f-rt - All All All
Hardware Brocade Netiron Cer 2048fx-rt - All All All
Operating System Brocade Netiron Cer Series Firmware - All All All
Hardware Brocade Netiron Ces 2024c-4x - All All All
Hardware Brocade Netiron Ces 2024f-4x - All All All
Hardware Brocade Netiron Ces 2048fx - All All All
Operating System Brocade Netiron Ces Series Firmware - All All All
Hardware Brocade Netiron Mlxe-16 - All All All
Hardware Brocade Netiron Mlxe-32 - All All All
Hardware Brocade Netiron Mlxe-4 - All All All
Hardware Brocade Netiron Mlxe-8 - All All All
Operating System Brocade Netiron Mlx Series Firmware - All All All
Hardware Brocade Netiron Xmr 16000 - All All All
Hardware Brocade Netiron Xmr 32000 - All All All
Hardware Brocade Netiron Xmr 4000 - All All All
Hardware Brocade Netiron Xmr 8000 - All All All
Operating System Brocade Netiron Xmr Series Firmware - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Brocade Communications Systems Inc. NetIron XMR/MLX And Brocade CES/CER On NetIron affected NetIron 05.8.00 and later releases up to and including 06.1.00 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Brocade NetIron SSH Port Flaw Lets Remote Users Cause the Target System to Reload - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
CVE-2016-8209 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.brocade.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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