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 GDI+ printer out of bounds write attempt

Rule Explanation

This rule looks for evidence of an executable exploiting CVE-2020-0986.

What To Look For

This rule looks for evidence of a Microsoft Windows executable exploiting a out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the GDI+ printer API. This vulnerability may be exploited to to gain elevated privileges.

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group

Rule Groups

No rule groups

CVE

Additional Links

Rule Vulnerability

CVE Additional Information

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CVE-2020-0986
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MITRE ATT&CK Framework

Tactic: Execution

Technique: Execution through API

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