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TI-2004-00731 Aliases CVE-2004-0793GHSA-wwxq-2m47-f76v

The calendar program in bsdmainutils 6.0 through 6.0.14 does not drop root privileges…

Priority LOW 32CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00559 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 15

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:debian:bsdmainutils:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:bsdmainutils:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.1VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:bsdmainutils:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.2VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:bsdmainutils:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.3VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:bsdmainutils:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.4VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:bsdmainutils:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.5VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:bsdmainutils:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.6VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:bsdmainutils:6.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.7VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:bsdmainutils:6.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.8VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:bsdmainutils:6.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.9VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:bsdmainutils:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:bsdmainutils:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:bsdmainutils:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.2 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:bsdmainutils:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.3 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:bsdmainutils:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.4 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:bsdmainutils:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.5 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:bsdmainutils:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.6 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:bsdmainutils:6.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.7 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:bsdmainutils:6.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.8 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:bsdmainutils:6.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.9 Vulnerable ·Debian
Show 5 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:debian:bsdmainutils:6.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.10VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:bsdmainutils:6.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.11VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:bsdmainutils:6.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.12VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:bsdmainutils:6.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.13VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:a:debian:bsdmainutils:6.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.14VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:bsdmainutils:6.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.10 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:bsdmainutils:6.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.11 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:bsdmainutils:6.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.12 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:bsdmainutils:6.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.13 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:bsdmainutils:6.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.14 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0793
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wwxq-2m47-f76v

References

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Sources

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