CVE-2016-8209: Brocade Netiron Cer Series Firmware

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Brocade Netiron Cer Series Firmware: affected versions not specified
• Brocade Netiron Ces Series Firmware: affected versions not specified
• Brocade Netiron Mlx Series Firmware: affected versions not specified
• Brocade Netiron Xmr Series Firmware: affected versions not specified

Published 2017-05-08. Last modified 2026-06-17.