SID 1:48599

Rule Category

FILE-PDF -- Snort has detected suspicious traffic related to a PDF file. PDFs are easily exploitable. They include many ways to encapsulate data and are often targeted by attackers, who use the PDF's household name status for social engineering. Therefore, Snort includes Many PDF-targeted rules.

Alert Message

FILE-PDF Adobe Acrobat index file parsing memory corruption attempt

Rule Explanation

This event is generated when a PDF designed to exploit an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat is detected. Impact: Sensitive data leakage Details: Ease of Attack:

What To Look For

No information provided

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group