CVE•Published 2017-01-23•Modified 2026-05-13•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data

CVE-2016-2783Avaya · Vsp_operating_system_software

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

CRITICAL

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

EPSS percentile

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Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-19

Description

Avaya Fabric Connect Virtual Services Platform (VSP) Operating System Software (VOSS) before 4.2.3.0 and 5.x before 5.0.1.0 does not properly handle VLAN and I-SIS indexes, which allows remote attackers to obtain unauthorized access via crafted Ethernet frames.

Timeline

Published 2017-01-23

Modified 2026-05-13

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC trickest/cve VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2016-2783

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"Avaya Vsp Operating System Software"

All exposed Avaya Vsp Operating System Software instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Vsp Operating System Software"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Vsp Operating System Software" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2016-2783