SID 1:47943

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 Distiller PostScript stack overflow attempt

Rule Explanation

This event is generated when a PostScript file that exploits the vulnerability outlined in CVE-2018-12838 is detected. Impact: Remote Code Execution Details: There is a stack overflow in the Adobe Acrobat Distiller service that can be exploited with a targeted PS file. Ease of Attack:

What To Look For

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Known Usage

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False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group