CVE catalog

CVE-2004-0793

bsdmainutils: CVE-2004-0793

Severity: Medium
Published: Oct 20, 2004, 4:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.56% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	bsdmainutils	sid	`12.1.8`	fixed
Debian	bsdmainutils	forky	`12.1.8`	fixed
Debian	bsdmainutils	trixie	`12.1.8`	fixed
Debian	bsdmainutils	bookworm	`12.1.8`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	bsdmainutils	source	sid	`6.0.15`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	bsdmainutils	source	forky	`6.0.15`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	bsdmainutils	source	trixie	`6.0.15`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	bsdmainutils	source	bookworm	`6.0.15`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[bsdmainutils]Fixed
Details (2)
- 12.1.8 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.15
  dsa · bsdmainutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · bsdmainutils · debian · 12
- 12.1.8 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.15
  dsa · bsdmainutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · bsdmainutils · debian · 12
[calendar]Fixed
Source package: [bsdmainutils]
Details (2)
- 12.1.8 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.15
  dsa · bsdmainutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · bsdmainutils · debian · 12
- 12.1.8 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.15
  dsa · bsdmainutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · bsdmainutils · debian · 12
[ncal]Fixed
Source package: [bsdmainutils]
Details (2)
- 12.1.8 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.15
  dsa · bsdmainutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · bsdmainutils · debian · 12
- 12.1.8 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.15
  dsa · bsdmainutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · bsdmainutils · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[bsdmainutils]Fixed
Details (2)
- 12.1.8 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.15
  dsa · bsdmainutils · debian · 13
- 12.1.8 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.15
  dsa · bsdmainutils · debian · 13
[calendar]Fixed
Source package: [bsdmainutils]
Details (2)
- 12.1.8 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.15
  dsa · bsdmainutils · debian · 13
- 12.1.8+b1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.15
  dsa · bsdmainutils · debian · 13
[ncal]Fixed
Source package: [bsdmainutils]
Details (2)
- 12.1.8 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.15
  dsa · bsdmainutils · debian · 13
- 12.1.8+b1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.0.15
  dsa · bsdmainutils · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:02:23 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]