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NVD Vulnerability Details :

CVE-2017-6554

Deferred

Source-cve@mitre.org

Published At-14 Apr, 2017 | 18:59

Updated At-20 Apr, 2025 | 01:37

pmmasterd in Quest Privilege Manager before 6.0.0.061, when configured as a policy server, allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files and consequently execute arbitrary code with root privileges via an ACT_NEWFILESENT action.

Date Added	Due Date	Vulnerability Name	Required Action
	N/A

Metrics

Type	Version	Base score	Base severity	Vector
Primary	3.0	7.2	HIGH	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary	2.0	9.0	HIGH	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CPE Matches

Quest Software, Inc.

>>privilege_manager>>6.0.0-27

cpe:2.3:a:quest:privilege_manager:6.0.0-27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Quest Software, Inc.

>>privilege_manager>>6.0.0-50

cpe:2.3:a:quest:privilege_manager:6.0.0-50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Weaknesses

CWE ID	Type	Source
CWE-20	Primary	nvd@nist.gov

References

Hyperlink	Source	Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142095/Quest-Privilege-Manager-6.0.0-Arbitrary-File-Write.html	cve@mitre.org	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97686	cve@mitre.org	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://0xdeadface.wordpress.com/2017/04/07/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-quest-privilege-manager-6-0-0-xx-cve-2017-6553-cve-2017-6554/	cve@mitre.org	N/A
https://support.oneidentity.com/privilege-manager-for-unix/kb/SOL133824	cve@mitre.org	N/A
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41861/	cve@mitre.org	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142095/Quest-Privilege-Manager-6.0.0-Arbitrary-File-Write.html	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97686	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://0xdeadface.wordpress.com/2017/04/07/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-quest-privilege-manager-6-0-0-xx-cve-2017-6553-cve-2017-6554/	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
https://support.oneidentity.com/privilege-manager-for-unix/kb/SOL133824	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41861/	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

CISA Catalog

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