SID 1:45403

Rule Category

FILE-OFFICE -- Snort detected traffic targeting vulnerabilities in files belonging to the Microsoft Office suite of software (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio, Access, Outlook, etc.).

Alert Message

FILE-OFFICE Microsoft Word memory corruption exploit attempt

Rule Explanation

This event is generated when an attacker attempts to exploit a memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Word. Impact: Potential user access to the victim's machine Details: Rule checks for a memory corruption exploit used against Microsoft Word. Ease of Attack: Hard

What To Look For

No information provided

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group