CVE-1999-0517

MEDIUMNVD 5.9Weaponized

5.9

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

CVSS v3: 5.9
EG Score: —
EPSS: 99.6%
KEV: Not listed

Published

January 1, 1997

Last Modified

May 28, 2026

References (4)

cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0517
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0517
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2017-244
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2017-244/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-1999-0517(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

GHSA-wvmj-jgmg-4ghq
GitHub Security AdvisoriesHigh
An SNMP community name is the default (e.g. public), null, or missing.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 8× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (2 Metasploit modules). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

Metasploitauxiliary/scanner/snmp/snmp_login✓ verified
First seen Jan 1, 1999
SNMP Community Login Scanner
Open source ↗
Metasploitauxiliary/scanner/snmp/snmp_enum✓ verified
First seen Jan 1, 1999
SNMP Enumeration Module
Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-1999-0517?

CVE-1999-0517 is a medium vulnerability published on January 1, 1997. An SNMP community name is the default (e.g. public), null, or missing.

When was CVE-1999-0517 disclosed?

CVE-1999-0517 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 1, 1997, with the most recent update on May 28, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-1999-0517 actively exploited?

CVE-1999-0517 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-1999-0517?

CVE-1999-0517 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-1999-0517?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-1999-0517, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-1999-0517

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🔗 References (4)

📣 Vendor Advisories for CVE-1999-0517(1)