VulnerabilityModified
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.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.56%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.56%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.56% probability · 45th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- debian/bsdmainutils
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109396230317359&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11077Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17162
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109396230317359&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11077Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17162
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.