SID 1:63700

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 Kernel Streaming WOW Thunk Service driver escalation of privilege attempt

Rule Explanation

This rule looks for a maliciously crafted file that exploits an escalation of privileges vulnerability Microsoft Windows.

What To Look For

This rule will alert when there's an attempt to exploit a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Windows Kernel Streaming WOW Thunk Service driver.

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group