LOW
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
Published Aug 8, 2016
3.7
LOWCVSS 3.0
EPSS 8.42%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
OR
- 2.2.0.10
- 2.2.0.11
- 2.2.0.12
- 2.2.0.13
- 2.2.1.0
- 2.2.1.1
- 2.2.1.3
- 2.2.1.4
- 2.2.1.5
- 2.2.1.6
- 2.2.1.7
- 2.2.1.8
- 2.2.1.9
- 2.2.2.0
- 2.2.2.1
- 2.2.2.2
- 2.2.2.3
- 2.2.2.4
- 2.2.2.5
- 2.2.3.0
- 2.2.3.1
- 2.2.3.2
- 2.2.3.3
- 2.2.3.4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
3.7 LOW NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
8.42% 0.08422
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.08422
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.42% (0.08422) | 94.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.42% (0.08422) | 94.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.82% (0.02821) | 84.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.95% (0.03951) | 80.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.62% (0.02616) | 84.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.83% (0.00835) | 82.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 10, 2024 | 0.83% (0.00835) | 81.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 11, 2023 | 0.83% (0.00835) | 79.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 29, 2023 | 0.92% (0.00917) | 80.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.82% (0.00820) | 79.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/mustendd_advisory.asc x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV80569 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARBroken Link
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV81357 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARBroken Link
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV81459 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARBroken Link
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV82421 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARBroken Link
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV84184 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92193 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036481 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/mustendd_advisory.asc | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV80569 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARBroken Link | |
| http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV81357 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARBroken Link | |
| http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV81459 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARBroken Link | |
| http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV82421 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARBroken Link | |
| http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV84184 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARBroken Link | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92193 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036481 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner ibm
Published Aug 8, 2016
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Dec 8, 2015
Link CVE-2016-0281
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a