SID 1:62994

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 remote code execution attempt

Rule Explanation

This rule looks bytes specific to office files that can lead to remote code execution in Microsoft Word.

What To Look For

This rule fires on attempts to exploit a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Word.

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group