CVE-2016-8209 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2016-8209

Improper checks for unusual or exceptional conditions in Brocade NetIron...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.

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Affected Software

NetIron XMR/MLX and Brocade CES/CER on NetIron
Vulnerable Versions:
NetIron 05.8.00 and later releases up to and including 06.1.00

Timeline

Official Publish: May 8th, 2017
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.