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.
OS-WINDOWS Microsoft Windows win32k NtUserSetImeInfoEx privilege escalation attempt
This event is generated when an attacker exploiting CVE-2018-8120 is detected. Impact: Attempted Administrator Privilege Gain Details: Ease of Attack:
This event is generated when an attacker exploiting CVE-2018-8120 is detected.
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No known false positives
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Use After Free
Use After Free (UAF) attacks target computer memory flaws to corrupt the memory execute code. The name refers to attempts to use memory after it has been freed, which can cause a program to crash under normal circumstances, or result in remote code execution in a successful attack.
CVE-2018-8120 |
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Tactic: Execution
Technique: User Execution
For reference, see the MITRE ATT&CK vulnerability types here: https://attack.mitre.org