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 PDF printWithParams use-after-free attempt

Rule Explanation

This event is generated when a PDF designed to exploit CVE-2019-7062 is detected. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code of their choosing on the affected device. Code executed would be in the context of the user who opened the PDF. Details: Ease of Attack: Simple

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

Rule Groups

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CVE

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CVE Additional Information

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CVE-2019-7062
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