CVE-2017-6553 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer Overflow in Quest One Identity Privilege Manager for Unix before 6.0.0.061 allows remote attackers to obtain full access to the policy server via an ACT_ALERT_EVENT request that causes memory corruption in the pmmasterd daemon.

Published: 2017-04-29

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 74.0% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:quest:privilege_manager_for_unix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.74037.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://0xdeadface.wordpress.com/2017/04/07/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-quest-privilege-manager-6-0-0-xx-cve-2017-6553-cve-2017-6554/
https://support.oneidentity.com/privilege-manager-for-unix/kb/SOL133824
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42010/

History

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Subscriptions

Quest Privilege Manager For Unix

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-04-29T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:33:20.051Z

Reserved: 2017-03-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-6553

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-04-29T16:59:00.170

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-6553

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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