CVE-1999-0517

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

28.65% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 98.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.9 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2000-02-04 05:00Z26 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-05-28 17:34Z5 MO AGO

Reserved

1999-06-07

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.9)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Weaknesses

• CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

cf7ad41880760831c6883a5c3d76e308520ea16845bfde6b8ccbde5c676009a4

• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0517x_refsource_MISC
• www.broadcom.comhttps://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2017-244
• www.broadcom.comhttps://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2017-244/