Total Control Netserver CardHardware / appliance · 3com

CVE-1999-1389

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v2.0 Published 1998-05-11
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 3.7.24 or later.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
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.

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 confidence

The US Robotics/3Com Total Control Chassis network device with Frame Relay firmware versions 3.6.22 through 3.7.24 fails to properly enforce access control filters when the 'set host prompt' configuration option is enabled on a port. An attacker can bypass these restrictions by entering the hostname twice at the 'host:' authentication prompt, effectively circumventing the access control list enforcement mechanism.

MitigationUpgrade the Total Control Chassis firmware to a version beyond 3.7.24, or if the device cannot be updated, implement compensating network-level access controls to restrict unauthorized access to the affected ports.

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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
Total Control Netserver CardHardware / appliance
Affected:<= 3.7.24

CVSS 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
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm device is a 3Com Total Control Chassis
    Identify the network device model through device console, management interface, or network inventory documentation
    Affected if Device is a 3Com Total Control Netserver Card or US Robotics Total Control Chassis
  2. Determine Frame Relay firmware version
    Access the device console or management interface and retrieve the firmware version information for the Frame Relay module
    Affected if Firmware version is 3.6.22, 3.7.24, or any version numerically between them (inclusive)
  3. Check if set host prompt is enabled on any port
    Review port configuration settings on the device to determine whether the 'set host prompt' option is active
    Affected if The 'set host prompt' configuration option is enabled on one or more ports

The environment is affected if it is a 3Com Total Control device with Frame Relay firmware version 3.6.22 through 3.7.24 that has 'set host prompt' enabled on at least one port, allowing authentication bypass via double hostname entry.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 3.7.24
Interim mitigation

Upgrade the Total Control Chassis firmware to a version beyond 3.7.24, or if the device cannot be updated, implement compensating network-level access controls to restrict unauthorized access to the affected ports.

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