7.5
HIGH CVSS 3.0
CVE-2016-8209
Brocade NetIron Denial of Service
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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 8, 2017, 6:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-8209 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Brocade netiron_mlx_series_firmware
2 Brocade netiron_cer_series_firmware
3 Brocade netiron_ces_series_firmware
4 Brocade netiron_xmr_series_firmware
5 Brocade netiron_mlxe-16
6 Brocade netiron_mlxe-32
7 Brocade netiron_mlxe-4
8 Brocade netiron_mlxe-8
9 Brocade netiron_cer_2024c-4x-rt
10 Brocade netiron_cer_2024f-4x-rt
11 Brocade netiron_cer_2024f-rt
12 Brocade netiron_cer_2048fx-rt
13 Brocade netiron_ces_2024c-4x
14 Brocade netiron_ces_2024f-4x
15 Brocade netiron_ces_2048fx
16 Brocade netiron_xmr_16000
17 Brocade netiron_xmr_32000
18 Brocade netiron_xmr_4000
19 Brocade netiron_xmr_8000
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 HIGH [email protected]
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-8209 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-8209 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-8209 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-8209 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038402
    Added Reference https://www.brocade.com/content/dam/common/documents/content-types/security-bulletin/brocade-security-advisory-2017-315.htm
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038402 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.brocade.com/content/dam/common/documents/content-types/security-bulletin/brocade-security-advisory-2017-315.htm No Types Assigned https://www.brocade.com/content/dam/common/documents/content-types/security-bulletin/brocade-security-advisory-2017-315.htm Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-754
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:brocade:netiron_mlx_series_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:brocade:netiron_mlxe-16:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:brocade:netiron_mlxe-32:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:brocade:netiron_mlxe-4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:brocade:netiron_mlxe-8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:brocade:netiron_cer_series_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:brocade:netiron_cer_2024c-4x-rt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:brocade:netiron_cer_2024f-4x-rt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:brocade:netiron_cer_2024f-rt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:brocade:netiron_cer_2048fx-rt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:brocade:netiron_ces_series_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:brocade:netiron_ces_2024c-4x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:brocade:netiron_ces_2024f-4x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:brocade:netiron_ces_2048fx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:brocade:netiron_xmr_series_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:brocade:netiron_xmr_16000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:brocade:netiron_xmr_32000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:brocade:netiron_xmr_4000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:brocade:netiron_xmr_8000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.47 }} -0.09%

score

0.61643

percentile