CVE-2000-0515 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The snmpd.conf configuration file for the SNMP daemon (snmpd) in HP-UX 11.0 is world writable, which allows local users to modify SNMP configuration or gain privileges.

Published: 2000-10-13

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 8.4% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:10.20:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.00:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2000-0512	The snmpd.conf configuration file for the SNMP daemon (snmpd) in HP-UX 11.0 is world writable, which allows local users to modify SNMP configuration or gain privileges.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.08361.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1327
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=200006070511.OAA05492%40dogfoot.hackerslab.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=200006090640.XAA00779%40hpchs.cup.hp.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4643

History

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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

Subscriptions

Hp Hp-ux

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2000-10-13T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2026-10-09T18:59:45.239Z

Reserved: 2000-07-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2000-0515

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:21:30.480Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2000-06-07T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-10-09T20:17:00.250

Link: CVE-2000-0515

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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