Rule Category

OS-WINDOWS -- Snort has detected traffic targeting vulnerabilities in a Windows-based operating system. This does not include browser traffic or other software on the OS, but attacks against the OS itself.

Alert Message

OS-WINDOWS Windows DACL privilege escalation attempt

Rule Explanation

This rule is triggered when a malicious actor uses methods and directories associated with exploitation of CVE20190841, CVE20191064, CVE20191129 and / or CVE20191130.

What To Look For

This event is generated when an attacker attempts to exploit CVE20190841, CVE20191064, CVE20191129, CVE20191130.

Known Usage

Attacks/Scans seen in the wild

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group

Rule Groups

No rule groups

CVE

Additional Links

Rule Vulnerability

Escalation of Privilege

An Escalation of Privilege (EOP) attack is any attack method that results in a user or application gaining permissions to access resources they normally would not have access to.

CVE Additional Information

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CVE-2019-0841
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CVE-2019-1064
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CVE-2019-1129
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MITRE ATT&CK Framework

Tactic: Privilege Escalation

Technique: AppInit DLLs

For reference, see the MITRE ATT&CK vulnerability types here: https://attack.mitre.org