CVE-2016-8209
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.06%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.06% probability · 65th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-754
- Affected
- brocade/netiron mlx series firmware · brocade/netiron cer series firmware · brocade/netiron ces series firmware · brocade/netiron xmr series firmware
- Source
- sirt@brocade.com
EPSS 1.1% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038402
- https://www.brocade.com/content/dam/common/documents/content-types/security-bulletin/brocade-security-advisory-2017-315.htmVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038402
- https://www.brocade.com/content/dam/common/documents/content-types/security-bulletin/brocade-security-advisory-2017-315.htmVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.