Description
bb-hostsvc.sh in Big Brother 1.4h1 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) attack on the HOSTSVC parameter.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Sean MacGuire Big Brother 1.x - Directory Traversal EDB-20068 · remote · Jul 11, 2000 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- http://bb4.com/README.CHANGES
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4879 vdb-entry
- 1455 vdb-entry
- 20000711 BIG BROTHER EXPLOIT mailing-list
- 20000711 REMOTE EXPLOIT IN ALL CURRENT VERSIONS OF BIG BROTHER mailing-list