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.
OS-WINDOWS Microsoft Windows win32k privilege escalation attempt
This rule looks for improper behavior using the 'NtGdiSelectFont' and 'NtGdiGetStringBitmapW' system calls.
This rule alerts when a Microsoft Windows win32k NtGdi privilege escalation attempt is detected. This could lead to arbitrary code execution with a user with higher permissions.
No public information
No known false positives
Cisco Talos Intelligence Group
No rule groups
CVE-2020-0877 |
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Tactic: Privilege Escalation
Technique: Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
For reference, see the MITRE ATT&CK vulnerability types here: https://attack.mitre.org