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beep — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1000532

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.

Products
beep
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1.4.3-1
CVEs
CVE-2018-1000532
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 01:27 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1000532

core-osv · Original source

Published 26 Jun 2018, 16:29 UTC

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.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1000532

beep

Fixed versions: 1.4.3-1

beep

Fixed versions: 1.4.3-1

beep

Fixed versions: 1.4.3-1

Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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      "modified": "2026-10-23T18:04:46.392132934Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-1000532"
      ]
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 423657,
  "published_at": "2018-06-26T16:29:01.853+00:00"
}