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.
OS-WINDOWS Microsoft Windows win32k kernel driver use after free attempt
This rule looks for a crafted PE file that will trigger a use after free vulnerability in win32k.sys.
This rule looks for attempts to exploit a use after free vulnerability in Microsoft Windows.
No public information
No known false positives
Cisco Talos Intelligence Group
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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-2020-1245 |
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Tactic: Privilege Escalation
Technique: Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
For reference, see the MITRE ATT&CK vulnerability types here: https://attack.mitre.org
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