Sean Macguire Big Brother 1.3b/1.4/1.4g/1.4h1 BBD Server privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Sean Macguire Big Brother 1.3b/1.4/1.4g/1.4h1 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component BBD Server. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2000-0450. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Sean Macguire Big Brother 1.3b/1.4/1.4g/1.4h1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component BBD Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Vulnerability in bbd server in Big Brother System and Network Monitor allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands.

The weakness was released 05/18/2000 by ryan as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2000-0450. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10236 (BigBrother BBD Utility Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 1.4h2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (4817), SecurityFocus (BID 1257†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6538†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Big Brother 1.4h2

Timelineinfo

05/18/2000 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: ryan
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0450 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0450
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15571
X-Force: 4817
SecurityFocus: 1257 - Big Brother bbd.c Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 6538 - Code Execution in Sean MacGuire Big Brother <= 1.4 h1 via Buffer Overflow, High

Entryinfo

Created: 06/24/2014 17:52
Updated: 10/14/2025 06:53
Changes: 06/24/2014 17:52 (41), 05/27/2019 15:02 (19), 10/14/2025 06:53 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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