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 Pro EMF file out-of-bounds write attempt

Rule Explanation

This event is generated when a specially crafted EMF file designed to exploit CVE-2018-12862 is detected. Impact: Memory corruption, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution Details: Ease of Attack: Medium

What To Look For

No information provided

Known Usage

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False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group

Rule Groups

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CVE

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CVE Additional Information

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CVE-2018-12862
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