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CVE-2016-0281 Detail

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.


Severity



CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  3.7 LOW
Vector:  CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L


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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-0281
NVD Published Date:
08/07/2016
NVD Last Modified:
08/31/2021
Source:
IBM Corporation