CVE-1999-1389

High CVSS 7.5

Published 1998-05-11 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1389, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

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.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1389

CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P