Rule Category

PROTOCOL-RPC -- Snort has detected traffic that may indicate the presence of the rpc protocol or vulnerabilities in the rpc protocol on the network.

Alert Message

PROTOCOL-RPC XDR string allocation denial of service attempt

Rule Explanation

This event is generated when an attacker attempts to exploit a denial of service vulnerability in rpcbind. Impact: Denial of service Details: Rule checks for a DoS attempt against rpcbind. Ease of Attack: Simple; Metasploit module publicly-available

What To Look For

No information provided

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group

Rule Groups

No rule groups

CVE

Rule Vulnerability

CVE Additional Information

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CVE-2017-8779
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