SID 1:50692

Rule Category

FILE-OFFICE -- Snort detected traffic targeting vulnerabilities in files belonging to the Microsoft Office suite of software (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio, Access, Outlook, etc.).

Alert Message

FILE-OFFICE Microsoft Office Equation Editor RTF evasion attempt

Rule Explanation

This event is generated when an RTF file that is seen using the vulnerable Equation Editor in Microsoft Office. Impact: Potential Code Execution Details: This rule targets an APT campaign leveraging CVE-2018-0798 which exploits an undisclosed vector in the Equation Editor for Microsoft Office. In general, this CLSID should only be seen in malicious activity. Ease of Attack: Easy

What To Look For

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Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group