CVE-2016-8106

A Denial of Service in Intel Ethernet Controller's X710/XL710 with Non-Volatile Memory Images...

5.9 Medium

A Denial of Service in Intel Ethernet Controller's X710/XL710 with Non-Volatile Memory Images before version 5.05 allows a remote attacker to stop the controller from processing network traffic working under certain network use conditions.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

5.13%Up 3.8 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.9

Record: CVE-2016-8106
CVSS 3.0: 5.9 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-8106
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-8954 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-8954
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vpfc-r6w9-mf39 5.9

A Denial of Service in Intel Ethernet Controller's X710/XL710 with Non-Volatile Memory Images...

Record: GHSA-vpfc-r6w9-mf39
CVSS 3.0: 5.9 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

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History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-8106 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Hp Ethernet 10gb 2-port 562flr-sfp\+, published January 9, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.13%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.