CVE-2016-8209

HIGH

Brocade NetIron MLX/CER/CES/XMR 05.8.00-06.1.00 - Denial of Service via SSH Port Scan

Title source: llm

Description

Improper 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.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038402

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://www.brocade.com/content/dam/common/documents/content-types/security-bulletin/brocade-security-advisory-2017-315.htm

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5

EPSS 0.0106

EPSS Percentile 60.3%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

Details

CWE

CWE-754

Status published

Products (5)

brocade/netiron_cer_series_firmware

brocade/netiron_ces_series_firmware

brocade/netiron_mlx_series_firmware

brocade/netiron_xmr_series_firmware

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc./NetIron XMR/MLX and Brocade CES/CER on NetIron NetIron 05.8.00 and later releases up to and including 06.1.00

Published May 08, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026