Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 29, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-6553

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.

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Affected products

Quest/Privilege Manager
cpe:2.3:a:quest:privilege_manager_for_unix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=6.0.0-50

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

support.oneidentity.com/privilege-manager-for-unix/kb/SOL133824nvdPatchVendor Advisory
0xdeadface.wordpress.com/2017/04/07/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-quest-privilege-manager-6-0-0-xx-cve-2017-6553-cve-2017-6554/nvdThird Party Advisory
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42010/nvd

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