Rule Document 1:66457

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 Windows Outlook remote code execution attempt

Rule Explanation

This rule looks for bytes known to be specific to files that are intended to exploit a use after free in Microsoft Outlook.

What To Look For

This rule looks for attempts to exploit a use after free vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook.

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group