CVE-2018-1000532

low-risk

Published 2018-06-26

beep version 1.3 and up contains a External Control of File Name or Path vulnerability in --device option that can result in Local unprivileged user can inhibit execution of arbitrary programs by other users, allowing DoS. This attack appear to be exploitable via The system must allow local users to run beep.

Do I need to act?

0.13% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 4.7/10 Medium

LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Beep

Affected Vendors

Beep Project

References (2)

Third Party Advisory https://github.com/johnath/beep/issues/11#issuecomment-379514298

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low-risk

Severity 12/34 · Low

Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal