CVE-2000-0638

High CVSS 10

Published 2000-07-11 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2000-0638, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

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.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-2000-0638

CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C