What is CVE-2016-8203?

CVE-2016-8203 is a high-severity vulnerability in Brocade Netiron OS, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-10-31.

How severe is CVE-2016-8203?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Brocade Netiron OS

CVE-2016-8203

A memory corruption in the IPsec code path of Brocade NetIron OS on Brocade MLXs 5.8.00 through 5.8.00e, 5.9.00 through 5.9.00bd, 6.0.00, and 6.0.00a images could allow attackers to cause a denial of service (line card reset) via certain constructed IPsec control packets.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.018 (76.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Brocade Netiron_os — versions 6.0.00, 6.0.00a
N/a Brocade Mlx Running On Netiron Os All Line Cards 5.8.00 Through 5.8.00e, 5.9.00 5.9.00bd, 6.0.00 And 6.0.00a Images — versions Brocade MLX running on NetIron OS All Brocade MLX Line Cards running NetIron OS 5.8.00 through 5.8.00e, 5.9.00 through 5.9.00bd, 6.0.00 and 6.0.00a images

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

sirt@brocade.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
sirt@brocade.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
sirt@brocade.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8203?: CVE-2016-8203 is a high-severity vulnerability in Brocade Netiron OS, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-10-31.
How severe is CVE-2016-8203?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.