Rule Document 1:66243

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 information disclosure attempt

Rule Explanation

This rule looks for bytes known to be specific to files that are intended to exploit an information disclosure vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows operating system.

What To Look For

This rule looks for attempts to exploit an information disclosure vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows operating system.

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group