Emerging Threatcriticaltest
CVE-2021-31979 CVE-2021-33771 Exploits by Sourgum
Detects patterns as noticed in exploitation of Windows CVE-2021-31979 CVE-2021-33771 vulnerability and DevilsTongue malware by threat group Sourgum
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Emerging Threat
Active Threat
Developed to detect an active or emerging threat. Prioritize investigation of any alerts and correlate with threat intelligence.
Log Source
WindowsFile Event
ProductWindows← raw: windows
CategoryFile Event← raw: file_event
Events for file system activity including creation, modification, and deletion.
Detection Logic
Detection Logic1 selector
detection:
selection:
TargetFilename|contains:
- 'C:\Windows\system32\physmem.sys'
- 'C:\Windows\System32\IME\IMEJP\imjpueact.dll'
- 'C:\Windows\system32\ime\IMETC\IMTCPROT.DLL'
- 'C:\Windows\system32\ime\SHARED\imecpmeid.dll'
- 'C:\Windows\system32\config\spp\ServiceState\Recovery\pac.dat'
- 'C:\Windows\system32\config\cy-GB\Setup\SKB\InputMethod\TupTask.dat'
- 'C:\Windows\system32\config\config\startwus.dat'
- 'C:\Windows\system32\ime\SHARED\WimBootConfigurations.ini'
- 'C:\Windows\system32\ime\IMEJP\WimBootConfigurations.ini'
- 'C:\Windows\system32\ime\IMETC\WimBootConfigurations.ini'
condition: selectionFalse Positives
Unlikely
False positives are unlikely for most environments. High confidence detection.
MITRE ATT&CK
Other
cve.2021-33771cve.2021-31979detection.emerging-threats
Rule Metadata
Rule ID
ad7085ac-92e4-4b76-8ce2-276d2c0e68ef
Status
test
Level
critical
Type
Emerging Threat
Created
Fri Jul 16
Modified
Sun Oct 09
Author
Path
rules-emerging-threats/2021/Exploits/CVE-2021-33771/file_event_win_cve_2021_31979_cve_2021_33771_exploits.yml
Raw Tags
attack.initial-accessattack.executionattack.credential-accessattack.t1566attack.t1203cve.2021-33771cve.2021-31979detection.emerging-threats