CVE-2004-0793

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    CVE-2004-0793

    Published: 20 Oct 2004Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11077, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11077, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11077, http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109396230317359&w=2, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17162

    Affected packages

    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