CVE-1999-0516

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Published Feb 4, 2000 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 10.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

An SNMP community name is guessable.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 10.5% (10.463% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0516
https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2017-243
https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2017-243/

History

Oct 10, 2026 8:30 AM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Mar 17, 2025 3:45 PM Added references View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2017-243 https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2017-243/

Subscriptions

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Oct 9, 2026, 6:58 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 4, 2000, 5:00 AM
Updated: Oct 9, 2026, 6:58 PM
Reserved: Jun 7, 1999, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Mar 17, 2025, 3:03 PM

Updated: Mar 17, 2025, 3:03 PM

NVD Updated: Oct 9, 2026, 7:16 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 1, 1998, 4:00 AM
Modified: Oct 9, 2026, 7:16 PM

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