CVE-1999-1228
Diamond Quicktel — NVD-CWE-Other
EPSS 1.0%
- Published: 1998-09-27T04:00:00.000
- Last modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
- Vendors: Diamond, Logicode
- Products: Quicktel
- CWE: NVD-CWE-Other
Various modems that do not implement a guard time, or are configured with a guard time of 0, can allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary modem commands such as ATH, ATH0, etc., via a “+++” sequence that appears in ICMP packets, the subject of an e-mail message, IRC commands, and others.
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How to fix CVE-1999-1228
CVE-1999-1228 is a unknown severity vulnerability affecting Diamond Quicktel.
Description: Various modems that do not implement a guard time, or are configured with a guard time of 0, can allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary modem commands such as ATH, ATH0, etc., via a “+++” sequence that appears in ICMP packets, the subject of an e-mail message, IRC commands, and others. Related CVE by CWENo […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
How to Fix:
- Check if you're running Quicktel
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
Description: Various modems that do not implement a guard time, or are configured with a guard time of 0, can allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary modem commands such as ATH, ATH0, etc., via a “+++” sequence that appears in ICMP packets, the subject of an e-mail message, IRC commands, and others. Related CVE by CWENo […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
How to Fix:
1 Identify affected systems
- Check if you're running Quicktel
2 Immediate actions
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
3 Verification
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
4 Long-term prevention
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
CWE: NVD-CWE-Other
Exploit Difficulty Assessment
HARD
Time to Exploit: > 4 hours
Skills Required: Advanced security expertise
Public Exploits: Rare or not public
Vulnerability Timeline
Sep 27, 1998
Vulnerability Published
CVE details first published to NVD database
Apr 03, 2025
Last Modified
CVE details were updated
Oct 30, 2025
Imported to Database
Added to this CVE tracking system
Detection Rules & IOCs
No specific detection rules generated for this vulnerability type.
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90695973308453&w=2 []
- http://www.macintouch.com/modemsecurity.html [Vendor Advisory]
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3320 []
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90695973308453&w=2 []
- http://www.macintouch.com/modemsecurity.html [Vendor Advisory]
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3320 []