SID 1:63688

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 privilege escalation attempt

Rule Explanation

This rule looks for executable files which are known to exploit a privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows.

What To Look For

This rule alerts when Snort detects a specially crafted executable that exploits a privilege escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows.

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group