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Exploit for CVE-2017-0261
Detects Winword starting uncommon sub process FLTLDR.exe as used in exploits for CVE-2017-0261 and CVE-2017-0262
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Initial Access | T1566.001 Phishing: Spearphishing Attachment |
| Execution | T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution, T1204.002 User Execution: Malicious File |
Event coverage
| Provider | Event | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sysmon | Event ID 1 | Process creation |
| Security-Auditing | Event ID 4688 | A new process has been created. |
Rule body yaml
title: Exploit for CVE-2017-0261
id: 864403a1-36c9-40a2-a982-4c9a45f7d833
status: test
description: Detects Winword starting uncommon sub process FLTLDR.exe as used in exploits for CVE-2017-0261 and CVE-2017-0262
references:
- https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2017/05/eps-processing-zero-days.html
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
date: 2018-02-22
modified: 2021-11-27
tags:
- attack.execution
- attack.t1203
- attack.t1204.002
- attack.initial-access
- attack.t1566.001
- cve.2017-0261
- detection.emerging-threats
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
ParentImage|endswith: '\WINWORD.EXE'
Image|contains: '\FLTLDR.exe'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Several false positives identified, check for suspicious file names or locations (e.g. Temp folders)
level: medium
Stages and Predicates
Stage 0: condition
selectionStage 1: selection
selection:
ParentImage|endswith: '\WINWORD.EXE'
Image|contains: '\FLTLDR.exe'
Indicators
Each row is a field, operator, and value that the rule matches. The corpus column counts how many other rules in the catalog look for the same combination: high numbers point to widely-used, community-vetted indicators. Blank or 1 shows that the indicator is specific to this rule.
| Field | Kind | Values |
|---|---|---|
Image | match |
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ParentImage | ends_with |
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