SID 1:51379

Rule Category

FILE-OTHER -- Snort detected traffic targeting vulnerabilities in a file type that does not require enough rule coverage to have its own category.

Alert Message

FILE-OTHER Adobe Acrobat XPS TTF cmap out-of-bounds read attempt

Rule Explanation

This event is generated when an XPS file designed to exploit CVE-2018-5019 is detected. Impact: An attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to read sensitive information from memory. Details: This rule looks for file data associated with attempts to exploit this vulnerability. Ease of Attack: Medium

What To Look For

No information provided

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group