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 Apple DMG ffs_mountfs integer overflow exploit attempt

Rule Explanation

This event is generated when an attacker attempts to exploit an integer overflow vulnerability when OS X attempts to mount a .dmg file. Impact: Attempted Administrator Privilege Gain Details: Rule checks for an attempt to exploit an integer overflow vulnerability present in Mac OS X 10.4.8. Ease of Attack: Hard; information about vulnerability is publicly-available, but a successful exploit would require significant modification and interaction by the victim.

What To Look For

No information provided

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group

Rule Groups

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CVE

Rule Vulnerability

CVE Additional Information

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CVE-2007-0229
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