SNMP_Public access

 

Code: p561

Severity: Infomation

 

Description: This event is generated when an SNMP connection using the default 'public' community is made.

Impact: Information gathering

Corrective: Disable the 'public' and 'private' communities before connecting the device with SNMP on the Internet or block access to SNMP ports using a packet filtering firewall for unauthorized addresses.