SID 1:62993

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. (such as?)

Alert Message

OS-WINDOWS Microsoft Windows Win32k elevation of privilege attempt

Rule Explanation

This rule looks for bytes unique to the file attempting to exploit this vulnerability.

What To Look For

This rule alerts on a file attempting a local escalation of privilege attempt on Microsoft Windows.

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group