# 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-10-25 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/22818
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29779
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4184
- http://www.3com.com/securityalert/alerts/3COM-06-004.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017128
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20736

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