Rule Document 1:66089

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 driver elevation of privilege attempt

Rule Explanation

This rule looks for specific bytes present in files intended to exploit an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Windows Kernel.

What To Look For

This rule fires on attempts to download a malicious file intended to exploit a local elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Windows Kernel.

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group