What is CVE-2017-16659?

CVE-2017-16659 is a high-severity vulnerability in Anti-Spam Smtp Proxy Project, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-11-08.

How severe is CVE-2017-16659?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Anti-Spam Smtp Proxy Project

CVE-2017-16659

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.

EPSS: 0.008 (51.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Anti-spam_smtp_proxy_project Anti-spam_smtp_proxy
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16659?: CVE-2017-16659 is a high-severity vulnerability in Anti-Spam Smtp Proxy Project, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-11-08.
How severe is CVE-2017-16659?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.