SB2016080109 - Denial of service in IBM AIX
Published: August 1, 2016 Updated: November 22, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016080109
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Denial of service (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-0281)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause the target adapter to crash.
The vulnerability exists in IBM AIX. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger a flaw in the mustendd device driver and cause the target IBM AIX FC5899/FC1763 adapter to crash by sending specially crafted packets to the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.