""ET WEB_CLIENT Possible Foxit/Adobe PDF Reader Launch Action Remote Code Execution Attempt""

SID: 2010968

Revision: 8

Class Type: attempted-user

Metadata: affected_product Web_Browsers, affected_product Web_Browser_Plugins, attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2010_07_30, deployment Perimeter, signature_severity Major, tag Web_Client_Attacks, updated_at 2016_07_01

Reference:

Protocol: tcp

Source Network: $EXTERNAL_NET

Source Port: $HTTP_PORTS

Destination Network: $HOME_NET

Destination Port: any

Flow: to_client,established

Contents:

  • Value: "PDF-" Depth: 300

  • Value: "Launch"

  • Value: "Win"

  • Value: ".exe"

Within:

PCRE:

Special Options:

  • file_data

  • nocase

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