CVE-2018-1000532 Path traversal in n/a
A local unprivileged user can inhibit execution of arbitrary programs by other users via the beep utility's device option, causing denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-1000532?
CVE-2018-1000532 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Jun 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1000532?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Beep Project Beep.
How do I fix CVE-2018-1000532?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2018-1000532 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1000532 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1000532, GHSA-pg7q-39qh-p6jg, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000532.