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:Sep 14, 2004
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Sep 14, 2004
EPSS Score:0.00052
CVSS Score:7.2
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Debian
Product
Bsdmainutils
Debian
Bsdmainutils
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
