Rule Category

FILE-OTHER -- Snort detected traffic targeting vulnerabilities in a file type that does not require enough rule coverage to have its own category.

Alert Message

FILE-OTHER Adobe Acrobat Reader jp2 double free attempt

Rule Explanation

This event is generated when an attempt to exploit a double free in Adobe Acrobat Reader is detected. Impact: Attempted User Privilege Gain Details: Ease of Attack:

What To Look For

This rule fires on attempts to exploit a double free vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat.

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

CVE Additional Information

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CVE-2018-4990
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MITRE ATT&CK Framework

Tactic: Initial Access

Technique: Spearphishing Attachment

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