CVEvulnerability
CVE-2017-16659
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-11-08
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 9.3 HIGH — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-732
Description
The Gentoo mail-filter/assp package 1.9.8.13030 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to the assp user account to install a Trojan horse /usr/share/assp/assp.pl script.
Affected configurations
• anti-spam smtp proxy project anti-spam smtp proxy (<= 1.9.8.13030)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource weakness
References
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/629442 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/629442 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory