CVE-2004-0793 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the calendar program within bsdmainutils versions 6.0 through 6.0.14, specifically affecting Debian systems. When executed with the -a flag, the program fails to drop root privileges, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary commands through a crafted calendar event file. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its local attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:bsdmainutils:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:bsdmainutils:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:bsdmainutils:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:bsdmainutils:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:bsdmainutils:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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