High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published May 8, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2016-8209

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 Communications Systems, Inc./NetIron XMR/MLX and Brocade CES/CER on NetIronv5
Range: NetIron 05.8.00 and later releases up to and including 06.1.00

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

www.brocade.com/content/dam/common/documents/content-types/security-bulletin/brocade-security-advisory-2017-315.htmnvdVendor Advisory
www.securitytracker.com/id/1038402nvd

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