CVE-2018-0492

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Published Apr 3, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.0 High EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

Johnathan Nightingale beep through 1.3.4, if setuid, has a race condition that allows local privilege escalation.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

beep

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`beep`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:beep_project:beep:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-1338-1	beep security update
Debian DSA	DSA-4163-1	beep security update
EUVD	EUVD-2018-1315	Johnathan Nightingale beep through 1.3.4, if setuid, has a race condition that allows local privilege escalation.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.6% (1.562% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00002.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2018/msg00089.html
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-0492
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-15
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4163
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44452/

History

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Subscriptions

Beep Project Beep

Debian Debian Linux

Weaknesses

CWE-362

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 3:28 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: debian
Published: Apr 3, 2018, 7:00 AM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 3:28 AM
Reserved: Nov 27, 2017, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:30 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 3, 2018, 7:29 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:30 AM

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