{"id":"CVE-2017-6553","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-6553","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:47:43.509Z","title":"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.","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":"2017-04-29T16:59:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:22:33.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["quest/privilege manager for unix"],"epss":{"score":0.42292,"percentile":0.98693,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.36163,"percentile":0.98451},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.42292,"percentile":0.98637}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2017-05-15","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":42010,"kind":"exploit","title":"Quest Privilege Manager - pmmasterd Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42010","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/remote/42010.rb","file":"exploits/linux/remote/42010.rb","published":"2017-05-15","added":"2017-05-15","updated":"2017-05-15","author":"Metasploit","type":"remote","platform":"linux","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2017-6553"],"tags":"Metasploit Framework (MSF)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/69755f6ac372cf28b7fb0a35fdcb45c7b5bd728c/modules/exploits/linux/misc/quest_pmmasterd_bof.rb"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 42.3%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.42292,"from":0.36163,"percentile":0.98637},"summary":"EPSS moved from 36.2% to 42.3% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"https://0xdeadface.wordpress.com/2017/04/07/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-quest-privilege-manager-6-0-0-xx-cve-2017-6553-cve-2017-6554/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://support.oneidentity.com/privilege-manager-for-unix/kb/SOL133824","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42010/","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://0xdeadface.wordpress.com/2017/04/07/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-quest-privilege-manager-6-0-0-xx-cve-2017-6553-cve-2017-6554/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.oneidentity.com/privilege-manager-for-unix/kb/SOL133824","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42010/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6553","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}