Rule Document 1:2589

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 Content-Disposition CLSID command attempt

Rule Explanation

This rule looks for attempts to exploit a file type spoofing vulnerability in Microsoft Windows.

What To Look For

This rule fires on attempts to exploit a file type spoofing vulnerability in Microsoft Windows.

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group

Rule Groups

MITRE::ATT&CK Framework::Enterprise::Execution::User Execution::Malicious File

An adversary may rely upon a user opening a malicious file in order to gain execution. Users may be subjected to social engineering to get them to open a file that will lead to code execution. This user action will typically be observed as follow-on behavior from Spearphishing Attachment. Adversaries may use several types of files that require a user to execute them, including .doc, .pdf, .xls, .rtf, .scr, .exe, .lnk, .pif, and .cpl.

Vulnerability::Severity::Critical

Vulnerability::Severity::High

CVE

CVE-2004-0420

Additional Links

technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms04-024

docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2004/ms04-024

Rule Vulnerability

N/A

Not Applicable

CVE Additional Information

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

CVE-2004-0420

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