CVE-2017-16659 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Gentoo mail-filter/assp package versions 1.9.8.13030 and earlier. An attacker with access to the assp user account can install a malicious /usr/share/assp/assp.pl script, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Rated 7.8 HIGH on CVSS, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.9.8.13030CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:anti-spam_smtp_proxy_project:anti-spam_smtp_proxy:*:*:*:*:*:gentoo:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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