CVE catalog

CVE-2018-1000532

beep: CVE-2018-1000532

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Medium · CVSS 5.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
0.34% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debianbeepsid1.4.9-1.1fixed
Debianbeepforky1.4.9-1.1fixed
Debianbeeptrixie1.4.9-1.1fixed
Debianbeepbookworm1.4.9-1fixed
Ubuntubeep16.041.3-3vulnerable
Ubuntubeep16.041.3-4vulnerable
Ubuntubeep16.041.3-4+deb9u1~build0.16.04.1vulnerable
Ubuntubeep18.041.3-4vulnerable
Ubuntubeep18.041.3-4+deb9u1vulnerable

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debianbeepsourcesid1.4.3-1lowNot reported[902722]
Debianbeepsourceforky1.4.3-1lowNot reported[902722]
Debianbeepsourcetrixie1.4.3-1lowNot reported[902722]
Debianbeepsourcebookworm1.4.3-1lowNot reported[902722]

[Debian bug #902722]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [beep]Fixed
    Details (2)
    • 1.4.9-1 · arm64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.4.3-1

      dsa · beep · debian · bookworm; dsa · beep · debian · 12

    • 1.4.9-1+b1 · amd64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.4.3-1

      dsa · beep · debian · bookworm; dsa · beep · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • [beep]Fixed

    Source package: [beep]

    Details (2)
    • 1.4.9-1.1 · amd64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.4.3-1

      dsa · beep · debian · 13

    • 1.4.9-1.1+b1 · arm64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.4.3-1

      dsa · beep · debian · 13

Observed:

References