PT-2004-1861 · Bsd · Bsdmainutils

Published 2004-09-14 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2004-0793

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions bsdmainutils versions 6.0 through 6.0.14

Description The calendar program in bsdmainutils does not drop root privileges when executed with the -a flag. This allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a calendar event file.

Recommendations For bsdmainutils versions 6.0 through 6.0.14, consider disabling the execution of the calendar program with the -a flag until a patch is available. Restrict access to calendar event files to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2004-0793

Affected Products

Bsdmainutils

References · 7

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/11077 · Exploit
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-0793 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0793 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-0793 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0793 · Security Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109396230317359&w=2 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17162 · Note