SID 1:45255

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Rule Category

SERVER-SAMBA -- Snort has detected traffic exploiting vulnerabilities in Samba servers.

Alert Message

SERVER-SAMBA Samba tree connect andx memory corruption attempt

Rule Explanation

This event is generated when an attempt to exploit CVE-2017-14746 is detected. Impact: Attempted User Privilege Gain Details: An attacker is attempting to exploit a network vulnerability in Samba < 4.7.2 that can lead to remote code execution. Ease of Attack:

What To Look For

This event is generated when an attempt to exploit CVE-2017-14746 is detected.

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group

Rule Groups

No rule groups

CVE

CVE-2017-14746

Rule Vulnerability

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 Additional Information

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CVE-2017-14746
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