# CVE-2000-0978: bbd server in Big Brother System and Network Monitor before 1.5c2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the "&" shell me

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2001-01-22 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

bbd server in Big Brother System and Network Monitor before 1.5c2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the "&" shell metacharacter.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5719
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1779
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0162.html

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