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TI-2016-00249 Aliases CVE-2016-0281GHSA-hm5j-3vjq-qp24

The mustendd driver in IBM AIX 5.3, 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2 and VIOS 2.2.x, when the…

Priority LOW 29CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.08422 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 28

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.0.10VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.0.11VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.0.12VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.0.13VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.1.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.1.1VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.0.10 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.0.11 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.0.12 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.0.13 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
Show 18 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.1.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.1.4VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.1.5VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.1.6VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.1.7VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.1.8VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.1.9VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.2.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.2.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.2.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.2.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.2.4VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.2.5VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.3.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.3.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.3.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.3.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.3.4VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1.6 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1.7 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1.8 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1.9 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.2.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.2.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.2.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.2.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.2.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.2.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.3.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.3.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.3.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.3.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:2.2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.3.4 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-0281
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hm5j-3vjq-qp24
  3. 2026-11-03 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile

References

Advisory 6

  • TI-2001-00767 Buffer overflow in login in various System V based operating systems allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2003-00642 The prescan function in Sendmail 8.12.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2009-03523 Stack-based buffer overflow in libcsa.a (aka the calendar daemon library) in IBM AIX 5.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-1999-00045 Buffer overflow of rlogin program using TERM environmental variable. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2001-00539 Buffer overflow in BSD-based telnetd telnet daemon on various operating systems allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-1999-00009 Inverse query buffer overflow in BIND 4.9 and BIND 8 Releases. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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