What is CVE-1999-0517?

CVE-1999-0517 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HP Hp-Ux, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 1997-01-01.

How severe is CVE-1999-0517?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Is CVE-1999-0517 known to be exploited?

5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Information disclosure in HP Hp-Ux

CVE-1999-0517

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

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 1997-01-01 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.287 (98.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-28.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.272 · newest: 0.287 · change: +0.015

Affected products

HP Hp-Ux — versions 10, 11.00
Sun Sunos — versions 5.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-1999-0517?: CVE-1999-0517 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HP Hp-Ux, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 1997-01-01.
How severe is CVE-1999-0517?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-1999-0517 known to be exploited?: 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.