SNMP is a protocol used to query hosts, servers, and devices about performance or health status data. This protocol has long been used by hackers to gather great amount of information about remote hos

SNMP uses UDP (port 161 for queries, port 162 for traps), not TCP, making this statement factually incorrect.

SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c use community strings (effectively plain-text passwords) transmitted without encryption, so any attacker who can intercept traffic can capture the community string and use it to query or modify device configurations.

Susceptibility to sniffing is a consequence of transmitting community strings in cleartext (choice B), not an independent protocol feature - it is redundant rather than a distinct security weakness.

SNMP is implemented on nearly all networked devices including routers, switches, servers, and printers, meaning a single captured community string can potentially be reused across many devices to harvest extensive network information.