Rule Category

FILE-PDF -- Snort has detected suspicious traffic related to a PDF file. PDFs are easily exploitable. They include many ways to encapsulate data and are often targeted by attackers, who use the PDF's household name status for social engineering. Therefore, Snort includes Many PDF-targeted rules.

Alert Message

FILE-PDF Adobe Acrobat malformed JPEG 2000 codestream width out of bounds read attempt

Rule Explanation

This event is generated when there is an overflow in one of the values in the embedded JPEG which could lead to data exposure Impact: Attempted User Privilege Gain Details: Ease of Attack:

What To Look For

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Known Usage

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False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group

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CVE

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CVE Additional Information

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CVE-2017-16402
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CVE-2017-3033
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