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CVE-2016-8106

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-8106 describes a Denial of Service vulnerability in Intel Ethernet Controller X710/XL710 devices with Non-Volatile Memory Images prior to version 5.05, impacting products from HP, Intel, and Lenovo. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) allows a remote attacker, under specific network conditions, to halt the controller's processing of network traffic. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 5.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:intel:ethernet_controller_x710_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 5.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:intel:ethernet_controller_xl710_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:hp:ethernet_10gb_2-port_562flr-sfp\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:hp:ethernet_10gb_2-port_562sfp\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:hp:ethernet_10gb_4-port_563sfp\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.9MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.13%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0513 is in the 90th percentile among its peer group of 19,955 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-8106Moderate

kernel: DoS of Intel Ethernet controllers after a period of IPv6 fragment flood

Jan 9, 2017

References

h20566.www2.hpe.com / portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay
PatchThird Party Advisory
security-center.intel.com / advisory.aspx
PatchVendor Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20190731-0001
support.lenovo.com / us/en/product_security/LEN-12029
PatchThird Party Advisory
www-01.ibm.com / support/docview.wss
securityfocus.com / bid/95333
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1037562