PT-1997-1146 · Hewlett Packard+1 · Hp-Ux+1

CVE-1999-0517 · Published 1997-01-01 · Updated 2026-05-28

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions No specific software or versions are mentioned.

Description The issue arises when an SNMP community name is either the default (such as 'public'), null, or missing.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-0517

Affected Products

Hp-Ux

Sunos

References · 6

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/scanner/snmp/snmp_enum.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/scanner/snmp/snmp_login.rb · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0517 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cveNotify/165064 · Telegram Post
• https://broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2017-244 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0517 · Note