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CVE-2016-8209

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-05-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-754

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.

Affected products

• Brocade Netiron Cer Series Firmware: all versions
• Brocade Netiron Ces Series Firmware: all versions
• Brocade Netiron Mlx Series Firmware: all versions
• Brocade Netiron Xmr Series Firmware: all versions

References

• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038402
• https://www.brocade.com/content/dam/common/documents/content-types/security-bulletin/brocade-security-advisory-2017-315.htm
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038402
• https://www.brocade.com/content/dam/common/documents/content-types/security-bulletin/brocade-security-advisory-2017-315.htm

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