CVE-2006-2054

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.

Published: 2006-04-26 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-2054 is rated Moderate Risk (47.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.27%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-2054

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-05-20 1.22% 1.27% +0.05%
2 2025-03-17 4.69% 1.22% -3.46%
3 2023-06-22 4.69%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-2054

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-2054

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2006-2054

Solution: Update to firmware version 1.0.2.0. http://www.3com.com/products/en_...e&order=desc&prodcat=all

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-2054

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
3com 3c16486 <= 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:h:3com:3c16486:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-2054

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