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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2000-1177 is rated High Exploit Risk (72.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 12.97%, 94th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +5.30% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20413 | exploit_db | edb | 2000-11-20 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2026-03-07 | 7.67% | 12.97% | +5.30% |
| 2 | 2025-06-25 | 6.70% | 7.67% | +0.96% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 6.70% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| bb4 | big_brother_network_monitor | <= 1.5d2 | cpe:2.3:a:bb4:big_brother_network_monitor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0284.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://bb4.com/incident.nov21 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1971 | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |