The Gentoo mail-filter/assp package 1.9.8.13030 and earlier allows local users to gain…
Priority LOW 35CWE-732Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0077 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:anti-spam_smtp_proxy_project:anti-spam_smtp_proxy:*:*:*:*:*:gentoo:*:* | up to 1.9.8.13030 | Vulnerable | Anti-spam Smtp Proxy Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:anti-spam_smtp_proxy_project:anti-spam_smtp_proxy:*:*:*:*:*:gentoo:*:* Versions up to 1.9.8.13030 Vulnerable ·Anti-spam Smtp Proxy Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-16659
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2qgg-rrhg-f2j5
References
Advisory 1
Sources
- CVE-2017-16659 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-16659 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2qgg-rrhg-f2j5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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