CVE-1999-1462

Vulnerability in bb-hist.sh CGI History module in Big Brother 1.09b and 1.09c allows remote attackers to read portions of arbitrary files.

Published: 1999-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-1999-1462 is rated Moderate Risk (49/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.18%). EPSS rose +1.05% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-1462

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.13% 2.18% +1.05%
2 2026-01-02 1.42% 1.13% -0.29%
3 2025-03-30 — 1.42% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-1462

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-1462

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-1462

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
bb4 big_brother 1.09b cpe:2.3:a:bb4:big_brother:1.09b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bb4 big_brother 1.09c cpe:2.3:a:bb4:big_brother:1.09c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-1462

URL Tags
http://bb4.com/README.CHANGES Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/13440 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/142 Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/3755 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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