Check Point Advisories

Quest Privilege Manager pmmasterd Buffer Overflow (CVE-2017-6553)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-0462
Date Published:	4 Jun 2017
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Sunday 11 June, 2017
Source:	Metasploit
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-6553
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Quest Privilege Manager pmmasterd x64 6.0.0-27 and earlier Quest Privilege Manager pmmasterd x86 6.0.0-27 and earlier
Vulnerability Description	A Buffer Overflow vulnerability exists in Quest One Identity Privilege Manager. The vulnerability is due to improper handling requests. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to run arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Quest Privilege Manager pmmasterd Buffer Overflow protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Quest Privilege Manager pmmasterd Buffer Overflow