What is CVE-2016-8209?

CVE-2016-8209 is a high-severity vulnerability in Brocade Netiron Cer 2024c-4x-Rt, classified under Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-05-08.

How severe is CVE-2016-8209?

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

Vulnerability in Brocade Netiron Cer 2024c-4x-Rt

CVE-2016-8209

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.

Published 2017-05-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (63.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 63.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-754 — Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

References

www.securitytracker.com/id/1038402 (vdb-entry)
www.brocade.com/content/dam/common/documents/content-types/security-bulletin/br… (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8209?: CVE-2016-8209 is a high-severity vulnerability in Brocade Netiron Cer 2024c-4x-Rt, classified under Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-05-08.
How severe is CVE-2016-8209?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.