CVE-2017-6554 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

pmmasterd in Quest Privilege Manager before 6.0.0.061, when configured as a policy server, allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files and consequently execute arbitrary code with root privileges via an ACT_NEWFILESENT action.

Published: 2017-04-14

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: 23.9% Moderate

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 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:quest:privilege_manager:6.0.0-27:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:quest:privilege_manager:6.0.0-50:::::::*

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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 High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.23886.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142095/Quest-Privilege-Manager-6.0.0-Arbitrary-File-Write.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97686
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/41861/

History

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Subscriptions

Quest Privilege Manager

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-04-14T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:33:20.088Z

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

Link: CVE-2017-6554

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-04-14T18:59:00.937

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

Link: CVE-2017-6554

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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