bsdmainutils calendar allows attacker to gain root access
| bsdmainutils-calendar-gain-privileges (17162) |  High Risk |
Description:
bsdmainutils could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by a vulnerability in the calendar program. The calendar program fails to properly drop root privileges. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating an event file to gain root access to the system.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest stable version of bsdmainutils (6.0.15 or later), available from the Debian GNU/Linux Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Aug 30 2004 - 03:05:26 CDT : Possible root compromose with bsdmainutils 6.0.x < 6.0.15 (Debian testing/unstable).
- Calendar Advisory: Possible root compromise with calendar (bsdmainutils 6.0.x < 6.0.15).
- Coastal Internet Web site: Directory listing of /doc/bsdmainutils.
- Debian GNU/Linux Web site: Package: bsdmainutils (6.0.15, 6.0.14).
- BID-11077: Bsdmainutils Calendar Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- 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.
Platforms Affected:
- Debian bsdmainutils 6.0
- Debian bsdmainutils 6.0.14
- Debian Debian Linux
Reported:
Aug 31, 2004
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