ET EXPLOIT Possible MySQL CVE-2016-6662 Attempt

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flow:established,to_server;
content:"|03|"; offset:4;
content:"unhex"; nocase; distance:0;
content:"67656e6572616c5f6c6f675f66696c65"; distance:0; nocase;
content:"2e636e66"; nocase;
content:"6e6d616c6c6f635f6c6962";
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alert tcp any any -> $HOME_NET 3306 (
    msg:"ET EXPLOIT Possible MySQL CVE-2016-6662 Attempt";
    flow:established,to_server;
    content:"|03|"; offset:4;
    content:"unhex"; nocase; distance:0;
    content:"67656e6572616c5f6c6f675f66696c65"; distance:0; nocase;
    content:"2e636e66"; nocase;
    content:"6e6d616c6c6f635f6c6962";
    reference:cve,2016-6662;
    reference:url,legalhackers.com/advisories/MySQL-Exploit-Remote-Root-Code-Execution-Privesc-CVE-2016-6662.html;
    classtype:attempted-admin;
    sid:2023201; rev:1;
    metadata:affected_product MySQL, attack_target Server, created_at 2016_09_13, cve CVE_2016_6662, deployment Datacenter, confidence Medium, signature_severity Major, updated_at 2019_07_26;
)

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