SID 1:49776

Rule Category

FILE-OFFICE -- Snort detected traffic targeting vulnerabilities in files belonging to the Microsoft Office suite of software (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio, Access, Outlook, etc.).

Alert Message

FILE-OFFICE Microsoft Office Equation Editor object stack buffer overflow attempt

Rule Explanation

This event is generated when an attacker attempts to exploit a stack buffer overflow in Microsoft Office's Equation Editor. Impact: Attempted User Privilege Gain Details: This rule checks for attempts to exploit a stack buffer overflow in Microsoft Office's Equation Editor. 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