CVE-1999-0517

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

Published: 1997-01-01 Last update: 2026-05-28 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-1999-0517 is rated Moderate Risk (56/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 89.59%, 100th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-0517

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-29 92.00% 89.59% -2.41%
2 2026-04-21 92.42% 92.00% -0.43%
3 2026-03-20 92.42%

Full EPSS history (32 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-0517

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.9 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
2.5 3.4 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-0517

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-1999-0517

GHSA-wvmj-jgmg-4ghq · Severity: high — An SNMP community name is the default (e.g. public), null, or missing.

OS Trackers for CVE-1999-0517

vendor priority summary link
suse medium CVE-1999-0517 severity moderate: SUSE including 8 source package names (libsnmp30, libsnmp30-32bit, …), 141 product×package rows across 32 product lines (SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0, SUSE Enterprise Storage 7, … (32 product lines)): Known Not Affected 141. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-1999-0517/

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-0517

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hp hp-ux 10 cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp hp-ux 11.00 cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun sunos 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-0517

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