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CVE-1999-0517

An SNMP community name is the default (e.g. public), null, or missing.

An SNMP community name is the default (e.g. public), null, or missing.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9 EPSS 0.89585
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 0% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

2
hp hp-uxall versions
sun sunosall versions
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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

10
et-openGPL SNMP null community string attemptmisc-attack
et-openGPL SNMP public access tcpattempted-recon
et-openET SNMP missing community string attempt 1misc-attack
et-openET SNMP missing community string attempt 2misc-attack
et-openET SNMP missing community string attempt 4misc-attack
et-openGPL SNMP public access udpattempted-recon
Open rulesets (ET Open, Snort Community, abuse.ch) link to source. Commercial rulesets are reference-only.
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Scoring & Timeline

5.9
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD01 Jan 1997 · 05:00 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0517
https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2017-244
https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2017-244/
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