3com SuperStack 3 Switch 4400 up to 6.10

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in 3com SuperStack 3 Switch 4400 up to 6.10. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2006-5382. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in 3com SuperStack 3 Switch 4400 up to 6.10. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was presented 11/14/2006 by Andrew Brennan (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at 3com.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-5382 since 10/18/2006. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at 3com.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29779), SecurityFocus (BID 20736†), OSVDB (30379†), Secunia (SA22818†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017128†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

• 3com

Name

• SuperStack 3 Switch 4400

Version

• 6.0
• 6.1
• 6.2
• 6.3
• 6.4
• 6.5
• 6.6
• 6.7
• 6.8
• 6.9
• 6.10

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: http://www.3com.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unknown
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍
Patch: 3com.com

Timelineinfo

10/18/2006 🔍
10/25/2006 +7 days 🔍
10/25/2006 +0 days 🔍
10/27/2006 +2 days 🔍
11/14/2006 +18 days 🔍
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11/20/2006 +5 days 🔍
04/25/2026 +7096 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: 3com.com

Advisory: 3com.com
Researcher: Andrew Brennan
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-5382 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5382
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2683
X-Force: 29779 - 3Com SS3 4400 SNMP information disclosure, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 20736 - 3Com SS3 4400 Switch Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 22818 - 3Com SuperStack 3 Switch 4400 Information Disclosure, Less Critical
OSVDB: 30379 - 3Com SuperStack 3 Switch SNMP String Disclosure
SecurityTracker: 1017128
Vupen: ADV-2006-4184

Entryinfo

Created: 11/20/2006 10:55
Updated: 04/25/2026 12:17
Changes: 11/20/2006 10:55 (74), 03/31/2019 16:36 (1), 04/25/2026 12:17 (17)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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