Quest Privilege Manager up to 6.0.0.060 pmmasterd ACT_ALERT_EVENT Request memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Quest Privilege Manager up to 6.0.0.060. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component pmmasterd. The manipulation as part of ACT_ALERT_EVENT Request results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-6553. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Quest Privilege Manager up to 6.0.0.060. Affected is an unknown code block of the component pmmasterd. The manipulation as part of a ACT_ALERT_EVENT Request leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 05/13/2017. The weakness was presented 04/29/2017 as EDB-ID 42010 as confirmed exploit (Exploit-DB). The advisory is shared for download at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-6553 since 03/08/2017. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by Metasploit and been published 3 weeks after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371219 (Quest Privilege Manager For Unix Multiple Security Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 6.0.0.061 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (42010) and SecurityFocus (BID 97686†). See VDB-99890 for similar entry. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Highly functional
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MetaSploit ID: quest_pmmasterd_bof.rb
MetaSploit Name: Quest Privilege Manager pmmasterd Buffer Overflow
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Privilege Manager 6.0.0.061

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: quest.com

Advisory: EDB-ID 42010
Researcher: m0t
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2017-6553 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-6553
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-100728
SecurityFocus: 97686 - Quest Privilege Manager CVE-2017-6554 Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-6553 - Quest - One Identity Privilege Manager for Unix - Buffer Overflow Issue

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/29/2017 23:06
Updated: 01/01/2025 13:09
Changes: 04/29/2017 23:06 (76), 09/29/2020 16:35 (4), 12/22/2020 09:01 (2), 01/01/2025 13:09 (15)
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