What is CVE-2016-8106?

CVE-2016-8106 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HP Ethernet 10gb 2-Port 562flr-Sfp\+, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-01-09.

How severe is CVE-2016-8106?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Improper input validation in HP Ethernet 10gb 2-Port 562flr-Sfp\+

CVE-2016-8106

A Denial of Service in Intel Ethernet Controller's X710/XL710 with Non-Volatile Memory Images before version 5.05 allows a remote attacker to stop the controller from processing network traffic working under certain network use conditions.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2017-01-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.051 (92.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.051 · newest: 0.051 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/95333 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss
support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-12029 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1037562 (vdb-entry)
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190731-0001/

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8106?: CVE-2016-8106 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HP Ethernet 10gb 2-Port 562flr-Sfp\+, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-01-09.
How severe is CVE-2016-8106?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.