Rule Category

FILE-IMAGE -- Snort detected suspicious traffic targeting vulnerabilities found inside images files, regardless of delivery method, targeted software, or image type. (Examples include: jpg, png, gif, bmp). These rules search for malformed images used to exploit system. Attackers alter image attributes, often to include shell code, so they are susceptible to vulnerabilities when they are parsed and send commands instead of loading the image.

Alert Message

FILE-IMAGE Adobe Acrobat Pro PSD malformed image data out-of-bounds write attempt

Rule Explanation

This event is generated when an attacker attempts to exploit an OOB write vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Pro. Impact: Attempted User Privilege Gain Details: Rule checks for attempts to exploit an OOB write vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Pro when parsing malformed PSD files. Ease of Attack:

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Known Usage

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False Positives

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Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group

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CVE-2018-15938
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CVE-2018-5042
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