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FILE-EXECUTABLE Microsoft Windows Defender buffer overflow attempt
The rule tries to find the shellcode or offsets that are used by the exploit to calculate the Windows API offsets.
The rule detects an executable then might try to exploit CVE-2021-1647 in MS Windows defender.
No public information
No known false positives
Cisco Talos Intelligence Group
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Buffer Overflow
Buffer Overflows occur when a memory location is filled past its expected boundaries. Computer attackers target systems without proper terminating conditions on buffers, which then write the additional information in other locations in memory, overwriting what is there. This could corrupt the data, making the system behave erratically or crash. The new information could include malicious executable code, which might be executed.
CVE-2021-1647 |
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Tactic: Initial Access
Technique: Spearphishing Attachment
For reference, see the MITRE ATT&CK vulnerability types here: https://attack.mitre.org