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 Office RTF listoverride memory corruption attempt

Rule Explanation

This event is generated when an attacker attempts to exploit a memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Office Impact: Attempted User Privilege Gain Details: Rule checks for an attempt to exploit a memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft office versions prior to 2016 that is triggered with a maliciously-crafted RTF file. Ease of Attack: Hard

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Known Usage

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False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group

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CVE

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CVE Additional Information

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CVE-2018-0922
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