CVE-2018-0492
Johnathan Nightingale beep through 1.3.4, if setuid, has a race condition that allows local...
Johnathan Nightingale beep through 1.3.4, if setuid, has a race condition that allows local privilege escalation.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Johnathan Nightingale beep through 1.3.4, if setuid, has a race condition that allows local privilege escalation.
- Record
CVE-2018-0492- CVSS 3.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.4 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Johnathan Nightingale beep through 1.3.4, if setuid, has a race condition that allows local privilege escalation.
- Record
CVE-2018-0492- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-1315 No score
Johnathan Nightingale beep through 1.3.4, if setuid, has a race condition that allows local privilege escalation.
- Record
EUVD-2018-1315- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wcqx-v7mj-x2h4
Johnathan Nightingale beep through 1.3.4, if setuid, has a race condition that allows local...
Johnathan Nightingale beep through 1.3.4, if setuid, has a race condition that allows local privilege escalation.
- Record
GHSA-wcqx-v7mj-x2h4- CVSS 3.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Johnathan Nightingale beep through 1.3.4, if setuid, has a race condition that allows local privilege escalation.
- Record
CVE-2018-0492- CVSS 3.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-0492
Johnathan Nightingale beep through 1.3.4, if setuid, has a race condition that allows local privilege escalation.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-0492- CVSS 3.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-0492
Johnathan Nightingale beep through 1.3.4, if setuid, has a race condition that allows local privilege escalation.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-0492- CVSS 3.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
beepDebian:12 |
before 1.3-5 | 1.3-5 |
beepDebian:13 |
before 1.3-5 | 1.3-5 |
beepDebian:14 |
before 1.3-5 | 1.3-5 |
beepDebian:7 |
before 1.3-3+deb7u1, plus listed versions 1.3-3 |
1.3-3+deb7u1 |
beepDebian:8 |
before 1.3-3+deb8u1, plus listed versions 1.3-3 |
1.3-3+deb8u1 |
beepDebian:9 |
before 1.3-4+deb9u1, plus listed versions 1.3-4 |
1.3-4+deb9u1 |
beepUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 1.3-3+deb8u1build0.14.04.1, plus listed versions 1.3-3 |
1.3-3+deb8u1build0.14.04.1 |
beepUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 1.3-4+deb9u1~build0.16.04.1, plus listed versions 1.3-31.3-4 |
1.3-4+deb9u1~build0.16.04.1 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | GNU Beep 1.3 - 'HoleyBeep' Local Privilege Escalation | 2018-04-06 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-0492 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) in Beep Project Beep, published April 2, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.56%, the 75th percentile. Fixed in beep 1.3-5.