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CVE-2016-0281

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, allo

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.

LOW · CVSS 3.7 EPSS 0.03574
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
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Affected Products & Versions

2
ibm aixall versions
ibm viosall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

3.7
LOW · CVSS v3.0 · psirt@us.ibm.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD08 Aug 2016 · 01:59 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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References & Sources

8
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/mustendd_advisory.ascVendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV80569Broken Link
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV81357Broken Link
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV81459Broken Link
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV82421Broken Link
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV84184Broken Link
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