CVE-2000-0639

Exp

The default configuration of Big Brother 1.4h2 and earlier does not include proper access restrictions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by using bbd to upload a file whose extension will cause it to be executed as a CGI script by the web server.

Published: 2000-06-11 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2000-0639 is rated High Exploit Risk (72.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.56%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2000-0639

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
20092 exploit_db edb 2001-06-11 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2000-0639

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 2025-03-30 6.17% 3.56% -2.62%
2 2025-03-29 3.56% 6.17% +2.62%
3 2025-03-19 — 3.56% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2000-0639

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2000-0639

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2000-0639

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sean_macguire big_brother 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:sean_macguire:big_brother:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sean_macguire big_brother 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:sean_macguire:big_brother:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sean_macguire big_brother 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:sean_macguire:big_brother:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sean_macguire big_brother 1.3 cpe:2.3:a:sean_macguire:big_brother:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sean_macguire big_brother 1.3b cpe:2.3:a:sean_macguire:big_brother:1.3b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sean_macguire big_brother 1.4 cpe:2.3:a:sean_macguire:big_brother:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sean_macguire big_brother 1.4g cpe:2.3:a:sean_macguire:big_brother:1.4g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sean_macguire big_brother 1.4h cpe:2.3:a:sean_macguire:big_brother:1.4h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sean_macguire big_brother 1.4h1 cpe:2.3:a:sean_macguire:big_brother:1.4h1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sean_macguire big_brother 1.09b cpe:2.3:a:sean_macguire:big_brother:1.09b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sean_macguire big_brother 1.09c cpe:2.3:a:sean_macguire:big_brother:1.09c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sean_macguire big_brother 1.09d cpe:2.3:a:sean_macguire:big_brother:1.09d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2000-0639

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