Rule Document 1:64848

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. (such as?)

Alert Message

OS-WINDOWS Microsoft Windows Kernel Streaming Service Driver elevation of privilege attempt

Rule Explanation

This rule detects the attempted download of an executable file used to exploit an escalation of privilege vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Kernel Streaming Service Driver by looking for specific bytes included in the executable.

What To Look For

This rule fires on attempts to exploit an escalation of privilege vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Kernel Streaming Service Driver.

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group