{"id":"CVE-2016-8209","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-8209","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T21:54:22.558Z","title":"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…","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.","published":"2017-05-08T18:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:54:01.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"sirt@brocade.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-754"],"affected":["brocade/netiron mlx series firmware","brocade/netiron cer series firmware","brocade/netiron ces series firmware","brocade/netiron xmr series firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.01065,"percentile":0.64516,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038402","source":"sirt@brocade.com"},{"url":"https://www.brocade.com/content/dam/common/documents/content-types/security-bulletin/brocade-security-advisory-2017-315.htm","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"sirt@brocade.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038402","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.brocade.com/content/dam/common/documents/content-types/security-bulletin/brocade-security-advisory-2017-315.htm","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8209","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}