CVE-1999-0516

SNMP Community Name - Guessable Credential Exposure

Title source: manual
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-1999-0516. Includes Metasploit module auxiliary/scanner/snmp/snmp_enum.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Metasploit module performs SNMP enumeration by querying various OIDs to gather system information such as hostname, network interfaces, processes, and storage details. It does not exploit a vulnerability but scans for exposed SNMP data using default community strings like 'public'.

Description

An SNMP community name is guessable.

Exploits (1)

metasploit SCANNER
rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/scanner/snmp/snmp_enum.rb

This Metasploit module performs SNMP enumeration by querying various OIDs to gather system information such as hostname, network interfaces, processes, and storage details. It does not exploit a vulnerability but scans for exposed SNMP data using default community strings like 'public'.

Classification
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Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: SNMP-enabled devices (various vendors)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: SNMP service accessible with known community string (e.g., 'public')
devstral-2 · analyzed May 26, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

EPSS 0.7398
EPSS Percentile 98.9%

Details

Status published
Published Aug 01, 1998
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026