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 DirectX kernel driver local privilege escalation attempt
Indication of exploitation of a local privilege escalation in a DirectX kernel driver.
This rule fires upon download of a Microsoft Windows executable designed to exploit CVE-2020-1308, a local escalation of privilege vulnerability in a DirectX kernel driver.
No public information
No known false positives
Cisco Talos Intelligence Group
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Escalation of Privilege
An Escalation of Privilege (EOP) attack is any attack method that results in a user or application gaining permissions to access resources they normally would not have access to.
CVE-2020-1308 |
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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