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 elevation of privilege exploit download attempt
Detection for cve-2021-40449
Detection for cve-2021-40449 Win32k elevation of privilege
No public information
No known false positives
Cisco Talos Intelligence Group
No rule groups
Use After Free
Use After Free (UAF) attacks target computer memory flaws to corrupt the memory execute code. The name refers to attempts to use memory after it has been freed, which can cause a program to crash under normal circumstances, or result in remote code execution in a successful attack.
CVE-2021-40449 |
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Tactic: Privilege Escalation
Technique: Print Processors
For reference, see the MITRE ATT&CK vulnerability types here: https://attack.mitre.org