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 Defender for Endpoint Web Threat Defense denial of service attempt

Rule Explanation

This rule looks specially crafted TCP packets intended to exploit a denial of service vulnerability against vulnerable versions of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Web Threat Defense.

What To Look For

This rule fires on attempts to exploit a denial of service vulnerability against vulnerable versions of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Web Threat Defense.

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group

Rule Groups

MITRE::ATT&CK Framework::Enterprise::Impact::Endpoint Denial of Service::Application or System Exploitation

Rule Categories::Operating Systems::Windows

Vulnerability::Severity::Critical

Vulnerability::Severity::High

CVE

Additional Links

Rule Vulnerability

Denial of Service

Denial of Service attacks aim to make a server or program unresponsive for users. These attacks may be volume-based, to overwhelm the system, or they may use certain logical flaws in the software to cut the service off from the users. The attack may come from one or multiple sources. These attacks do not usually lead to a remote code execution. Volume based attacks are best handled using a firewall application.

CVE Additional Information

This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
CVE-2025-29971
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