{
    "id": "CVE-2017-6553",
    "published": "2017-04-29 16:59:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 01:22:33",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-119",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.42292",
    "epss_percentile": "0.98655",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:21:11",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "quest",
            "product": "privilege_manager_for_unix"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "42010",
            "title": "Quest Privilege Manager - pmmasterd Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2017-05-15",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42010"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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/42010/",
        "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/42010/"
    ]
}