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 Outlook rwz file memory corruption attempt

Rule Explanation

This event is generated when an attempt to cause a memory corruption in Outlook 2016 is detected Impact: High Details: A memory corruption vulnerability has been identified in Outlook 2016. This can be used to achieve RCE. Ease of Attack: Simple

What To Look For

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Known Usage

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False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group

Rule Groups

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CVE

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CVE Additional Information

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CVE-2018-8522
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