3Com SS3 4400 SNMP information disclosure
| 3com-ss34400-snmp-information-disclosure (29779) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
3Com SS3 4400 switches could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information caused by improper handling of management packets. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted request to cause a response to be returned containing the SNMP Read-Write Community string. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information, disable certain ports, or reconfigure VLAN.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.7 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 3.5 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
Refer to 3COM-06-004 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- 3COM-06-004: 3Com Switch Information Disclosure.
- BID-20736: 3Com SS3 4400 Switch Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-5382: 3Com Switch SS3 4400 switches, firmware 5.11, 6.00 and 6.10 and earlier, allow remote attackers to read the SNMP Read-Write Community string and conduct unauthorized actions via unspecified normally restricted management packets on the device that cause the community string to be returned.
- SA22818: 3Com SuperStack 3 Switch 4400 Information Disclosure
- SECTRACK ID: 1017128: 3Com SuperStack 3 Switch Discloses SNMP Community String to Remote Users
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-4184: 3Com Switches Management Packets Handling Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- 3Com SuperStack 3 Switch 4400 5.11
- 3Com SuperStack 3 Switch 4400 6.00
- 3Com SuperStack 3 Switch 4400 6.10
Reported:
Oct 25, 2006
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