Rule Category

SERVER-OTHER -- Snort has detected traffic exploiting vulnerabilities in a server in the network.

Alert Message

SERVER-OTHER Quest Privilege Manager pmmasterd buffer overflow attempt

Rule Explanation

This event is generated when an attacker attempts a buffer overflow against Quest Privilege Manager. Impact: Potential root access to the victim's machine. Details: Rule checks for an attempt to overflow a buffer against the Quest Privilege Manager pmmasterd daemon. Ease of Attack: Simple; Metasploit module available

What To Look For

No information provided

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group

Rule Groups

No rule groups

CVE

Additional Links

Rule Vulnerability

CVE Additional Information

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CVE-2017-6553
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