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.
OS-WINDOWS Microsoft Windows win32k.sys remote code execution attempt
The Windows Kernel is susceptible to vulnerable privilege escalation when an attacker attempts to call a device driver context using invalid parameters.
This rule is triggered when an attempt to perform a local privilege escalation against the Windows Kernel is seen.
No public information
No known false positives
Cisco Talos Intelligence Group
No rule groups
CVE-2020-1251 |
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Tactic: Privilege Escalation
Technique: Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
For reference, see the MITRE ATT&CK vulnerability types here: https://attack.mitre.org