CVE-2018-0492

Public Exploit

Description

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

References

Link	Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44452/	exploit vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4163	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-0492	third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2018/msg00089.html	third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00002.html	third party advisory mailing list
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-15	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-0492?: CVE-2018-0492 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-0492?: To fix CVE-2018-0492, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-0492 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2018-0492 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-0492?: CVE-2018-0492 affects n/a beep.

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Description

Category

CWE-362 – Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

References

Frequently Asked Questions