Vulnerability in Broadcom Fabric Operating System

CVE-2017-6227

A vulnerability in the IPv6 stack on Brocade Fibre Channel SAN products running Brocade Fabric OS (FOS) versions before 7.4.2b, 8.1.2 and 8.2.0 could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and device hang) condition by sending crafted Router Advertisement (RA) messages to a targeted system.

EPSS: 0.005 (42.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-6227?
CVE-2017-6227 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Fabric Operating System. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-02-08.
How severe is CVE-2017-6227?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.