CVE-2013-3606
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe login page in the GoAhead web server on Dell PowerConnect 3348 1.2.1.3, 3524p 2.0.0.48, and 5324 2.0.1.4 switches allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device outage) via a long username.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe GoAhead web server on Dell PowerConnect 3348, 3524p, and 5324 switches contains a denial of service vulnerability where sending an excessively long username string to the login page causes the device to crash and become unavailable.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 1.2.1.3= 2.0.0.48= 2.0.1.4CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the switch modelAccess the switch CLI or web interface and determine the exact model number (Dell PowerConnect 3348, 3524p, or 5324)Affected if The switch is NOT one of these three models - vulnerability does not apply
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Verify the web management interface is enabledCheck the switch configuration for web management HTTP/HTTPS service (typically via 'show running-config' or web interface status page)Affected if Web management interface is disabled - the vulnerable service is not exposed
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Check the installed firmware versionRun 'show version' command via CLI or check the web interface firmware information pageAffected if Firmware version matches 1.2.1.3 (3348), 2.0.0.48 (3524p), or 2.0.1.4 (5324) - device is running a vulnerable version
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Confirm GoAhead web server is in useAccess the login page and examine the HTTP response header or page source for 'GoAhead' or 'PowerConnect' brandingAffected if A different web server is in use - this specific vulnerability may not be present
The environment is affected if it is a Dell PowerConnect 3348, 3524p, or 5324 switch with web management enabled and running firmware version 1.2.1.3, 2.0.0.48, or 2.0.1.4 respectively.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor-supplied firmware updates for affected PowerConnect switch models; if no update is available, consider disabling the web management interface and using out-of-band management methods until a patch is released.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2013-3606 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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