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TI-2017-04330 Aliases CVE-2017-6553GHSA-868w-pfx7-q4rp

Buffer Overflow in Quest One Identity Privilege Manager for Unix before 6.0.0.061 allows…

Priority HIGH 70CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.42292 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:quest:privilege_manager_for_unix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 6.0.0-50VulnerableQuest
  • cpe:2.3:a:quest:privilege_manager_for_unix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.0.0-50 Vulnerable ·Quest

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-6553
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-868w-pfx7-q4rp

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Sources

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