CVE-2006-2054 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service on 3Com Baseline Switches by sending long DHCP packets, requiring firmware updates.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-2054?
CVE-2006-2054 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Apr 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
3Com Baseline Switch 2848-SFP Plus Model #3C16486 with firmware before 1.0.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (unstable operation) via long DHCP packets.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2054?
It affects 1 product.
Products include 3com 3c16486.
How do I fix CVE-2006-2054?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-2054 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2006-2054 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2054 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4pm4-548w-fgc9.