CVE-2006-3678

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Published Jul 26, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

TippingPoint IPS running the TippingPoint Operating System (TOS) before 2.2.4.6519 allows remote attackers to "force the device into layer 2 fallback (L2FB)", causing a denial of service (page fault), via a malformed packet.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:3com:tippingpoint_ips_tos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-3673	TippingPoint IPS running the TippingPoint Operating System (TOS) before 2.2.4.6519 allows remote attackers to "force the device into layer 2 fallback (L2FB)", causing a denial of service (page fault), via a malformed packet.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.9% (1.856% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/21154
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1286
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016562
http://www.3com.com/securityalert/alerts/3COM-06-003.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440944/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19125
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2956
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27934

History

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Subscriptions

3com Tippingpoint Ips Tos

Weaknesses

CWE-254

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 6:39 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 26, 2006, 11:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 6:39 PM
Reserved: Jul 18, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:27 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 26, 2006, 11:04 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:27 PM

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