Is CVE-1999-0517 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-1999-0517 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-1999-0517?

High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 1 January 1997.

Which products and versions are affected?

Brocade Virtual Web Application Firewall; Sun Microsystems Solaris 2.0; Sun Microsystems SunOS 5.0.

Is there a fix for CVE-1999-0517?

No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

How is CVE-1999-0517 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

Am I affected by CVE-1999-0517?

Check whether you run Brocade Virtual Web Application Firewall. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-1999-0517: Brocade and Sun Microsystems default SNMP community names

CVE-1999-0517 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.5 · Published 1997-01-01

A vulnerability exists where networking and server equipment use easily guessable default passwords for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). This protocol is used by administrators to monitor and manage devices on a network. If left unchanged, an unauthorized person could gain access to sensitive system information or modify device settings, potentially leading to a full takeover of the affected hardware.

Vendors: Brocade.

Quick answers

Is CVE-1999-0517 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-1999-0517 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-1999-0517?: High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 1 January 1997.
Which products and versions are affected?: Brocade Virtual Web Application Firewall; Sun Microsystems Solaris 2.0; Sun Microsystems SunOS 5.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-1999-0517?: No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-1999-0517 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-1999-0517?: Check whether you run Brocade Virtual Web Application Firewall. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

This vulnerability stems from the use of default or weak SNMP community strings (e.g., 'public', 'private', or null values) in various networking products and operating systems. SNMP community strings act as a form of password for the Simple Network Management Protocol; when these are set to well-known defaults, a remote attacker can query the device via the network without authentication. Depending on the permissions associated with the default string (read-only vs. read-write), an attacker can extract sensitive configuration data, monitor network traffic statistics, or modify system settings. The primary remediation is to disable SNMP if not required or to change the default community names to complex, unique strings.

Affected products

Brocade Virtual Web Application Firewall
Sun Microsystems Solaris 2.0
Sun Microsystems SunOS 5.0

Timeline

1997-01-01: disclosed
1997-01-01: advisory: NVD Published Date
2017-04-28: advisory: Brocade initial advisory publication

References

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