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CVE-2004-0793

The calendar program in bsdmainutils 6.0 through 6.0.14 does not drop root privileges when executed with the -a flag, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a calendar event file.

Published

2004-10-20T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-264
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application debian bsdmainutils 6.0 Yes
Application debian bsdmainutils 6.0.1 Yes
Application debian bsdmainutils 6.0.2 Yes
Application debian bsdmainutils 6.0.3 Yes
Application debian bsdmainutils 6.0.4 Yes
Application debian bsdmainutils 6.0.5 Yes
Application debian bsdmainutils 6.0.6 Yes
Application debian bsdmainutils 6.0.7 Yes
Application debian bsdmainutils 6.0.8 Yes
Application debian bsdmainutils 6.0.9 Yes
Application debian bsdmainutils 6.0.10 Yes
Application debian bsdmainutils 6.0.11 Yes
Application debian bsdmainutils 6.0.12 Yes
Application debian bsdmainutils 6.0.13 Yes
Application debian bsdmainutils 6.0.14 Yes
References