SID 1:52214

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Rule Category

OS-WINDOWS -- Snort has detected traffic targeting vulnerabilities in a Windows-based operating system. This does not include browser traffic or other software on the OS, but attacks against the OS itself.

Alert Message

OS-WINDOWS Microsoft Windows Win32k privilege escalation attempt

Rule Explanation

This event is generated when an attempt to get a privilege escalation in Windows, is detected Impact: High Details: Ease of Attack: Simple

What To Look For

when attacker tries to exploit CVE-2020-0788

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group

Rule Groups

No rule groups

CVE

CVE-2019-1396 CVE-2020-0788 CVE-2020-1207

Additional Links

portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1396
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0788
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1207

Rule Vulnerability

CVE Additional Information

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CVE-2019-1396
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CVE-2020-0788
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CVE-2020-1207
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MITRE ATT&CK Framework

Tactic: Execution

Technique: User Execution

For reference, see the MITRE ATT&CK vulnerability types here: https://attack.mitre.org