CVE-2016-0281 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the mustendd driver in IBM AIX and VIOS, specifically when the jumbo_frames feature is disabled. Remote attackers can exploit this by sending crafted packets, leading to an FC1763 or FC5899 adapter crash. Rated with a CVSS score of 3.7 (LOW), this vulnerability has a network attack vector and high attack complexity, resulting in a low impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.0.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.