ET ACTIVEX Microsoft DirectX 9 msvidctl.dll ActiveX Control Code Execution Attempt

Query · suricata

flow:to_client,established;
content:"24DC3975-09BF-4231-8655-3EE71F43837D"; nocase;
content:".CustomCompositorClass"; nocase;
pcre:"/<OBJECT\s+[^>]*classid\s*=\s*[\x22\x27]?\s*clsid\s*\x3a\s*\x7B?\s*24DC3975-09BF-4231-8655-3EE71F43837D/si";
Raw source ET ACTIVEX Microsoft DirectX 9 msvidctl.dll ActiveX Control Code Execution Attempt · Suricata
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alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HOME_NET any (
    msg:"ET ACTIVEX Microsoft DirectX 9 msvidctl.dll ActiveX Control Code Execution Attempt";
    flow:to_client,established;
    content:"24DC3975-09BF-4231-8655-3EE71F43837D"; nocase;
    content:".CustomCompositorClass"; nocase;
    pcre:"/<OBJECT\s+[^>]*classid\s*=\s*[\x22\x27]?\s*clsid\s*\x3a\s*\x7B?\s*24DC3975-09BF-4231-8655-3EE71F43837D/si";
    reference:url,packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/1009-exploits/msvidctl-activex.txt;
    classtype:web-application-attack;
    sid:2011589; rev:7;
    metadata:affected_product Windows_XP_Vista_7_8_10_Server_32_64_Bit, attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2010_10_02, deployment Perimeter, confidence Medium, signature_severity Major, tag ActiveX, updated_at 2019_09_27;
)

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