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CVE-2016-0281

• Severity: low (CVSS 3.7 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 8.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-08-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

The mustendd driver in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2 and VIOS 2.2.x, when the jumbo_frames feature is not enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (FC1763 or FC5899 adapter crash) via crafted packets.

Affected products

• IBM AIX: 5.3, 6.1, 7.1, 7.2
• IBM VIOS: 2.2.0.10, 2.2.0.11, 2.2.0.12, 2.2.0.13, 2.2.1.0, 2.2.1.1 (+18)

References

• http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/mustendd_advisory.asc
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV80569
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV81357
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV81459
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV82421
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV84184
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92193
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036481
• http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/mustendd_advisory.asc
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV80569
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV81357
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV81459

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