BB4 Big Brother Network Monitor 1.5d2 bb-ack.sh HISTFILE information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in BB4 Big Brother Network Monitor 1.5d2. This impacts an unknown function of the file bb-hist.sh/bb-histlog.sh/bb-hostsvc.sh/bb-rep.sh/bb-replog.sh/bb-ack.sh. This manipulation of the argument HISTFILE causes information disclosure. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2000-1177. In addition, an exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in BB4 Big Brother Network Monitor 1.5d2. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file bb-hist.sh/bb-histlog.sh/bb-hostsvc.sh/bb-rep.sh/bb-replog.sh/bb-ack.sh. The manipulation of the argument HISTFILE with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

bb-hist.sh, bb-histlog.sh, bb-hostsvc.sh, bb-rep.sh, bb-replog.sh, and bb-ack.sh in Big Brother (BB) before 1.5d3 allows remote attackers to determine the existence of files and user ID s by specifying the target file in the HISTFILE parameter.

The weakness was presented 01/09/2001 by FIRST as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2000-1177. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10200 (BB4 Big Brother Multiple CGI Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 1.5d3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5560), Exploit-DB (20413), SecurityFocus (BID 1971†), OSVDB (9442†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6529†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Big Brother Network Monitor 1.5d3

Timelineinfo

11/20/2000 🔍
11/29/2000 +9 days 🔍
01/09/2001 +41 days 🔍
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12/16/2004 +1437 days 🔍
07/02/2014 +3485 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: FIRST
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2000-1177 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-1177
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16333
X-Force: 5560
SecurityFocus: 1971 - BB4 Big Brother Multiple CGI Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 9442 - Big Brother bb-replog.sh HISTFILE Parameter File Existence Disclosure
Vulnerability Center: 6529 - BB4 Big Brother Network Monitor 1.5 d2 Allows Obtaining Sensitive Information via HISTFILE Parameter, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/02/2014 17:37
Updated: 10/11/2025 17:23
Changes: 07/02/2014 17:37 (63), 06/03/2019 09:11 (2), 01/27/2025 04:45 (27), 10/11/2025 17:23 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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