SB2018062624 - Path traversal in beep
Published: June 26, 2018 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018062624
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000532)
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.