CVE-1999-1389
3com Total Control Net — NVD-CWE-Other
EPSS 0.5%
- Published: 1998-05-11T04:00:00.000
- Last modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
- Vendors: 3com
- Products: Total Control Net
- CWE: NVD-CWE-Other
US Robotics/3Com Total Control Chassis with Frame Relay between 3.6.22 and 3.7.24 does not properly enforce access filters when the “set host prompt” setting is made for a port, which allows attackers to bypass restrictions by providing the hostname twice at the “host: ” prompt.
Related CVE by CWE
No related CWE found.
Top CVE for Vendor
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Recently Exploited Similar Vulnerabilities
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How to fix CVE-1999-1389
CVE-1999-1389 is a unknown severity vulnerability affecting 3com Total Control Net.
Description: US Robotics/3Com Total Control Chassis with Frame Relay between 3.6.22 and 3.7.24 does not properly enforce access filters when the “set host prompt” setting is made for a port, which allows attackers to bypass restrictions by providing the hostname twice at the “host: ” prompt. Related CVE by CWENo related CWE found.Top CVE for VendorCVE-1999-1336 […]
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 Total Control Net
- 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: US Robotics/3Com Total Control Chassis with Frame Relay between 3.6.22 and 3.7.24 does not properly enforce access filters when the “set host prompt” setting is made for a port, which allows attackers to bypass restrictions by providing the hostname twice at the “host: ” prompt. Related CVE by CWENo related CWE found.Top CVE for VendorCVE-1999-1336 […]
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 Total Control Net
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
May 11, 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=90221101925916&w=2 []
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99 [Vendor Advisory]
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221101925916&w=2 []
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99 [Vendor Advisory]