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.

Alert Message

OS-WINDOWS Microsoft Windows RRAS service arbitrary pointer dereference attempt

Rule Explanation

This event is generated when an attacker attempts an arbitrary pointer dereference against the Windows Routing and Remote Access Service. Impact: Potential remote code execution Details: Rule checks for an attempt to cause an arbitrary pointer dereference against Microsoft's RRAS service. Ease of Attack: Hard

What To Look For

This event is generated when an attacker attempts an arbitrary pointer dereference against the Windows Routing and Remote Access Service.

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group

Rule Groups

No rule groups

CVE

Additional Links

Rule Vulnerability

Memory Corruption

Memory Corruption is any vulnerability that allows the modification of the content of memory locations in a way not intended by the developer. Memory corruption results are inconsistent; they could lead to fatal errors and system crashes or data leakage; some have no effect at all.

CVE Additional Information

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CVE-2017-11885
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MITRE ATT&CK Framework

Tactic: Initial Access

Technique: Exploit Public-Facing Application

For reference, see the MITRE ATT&CK vulnerability types here: https://attack.mitre.org