title: Droppers Exploiting CVE-2017-11882
id: 678eb5f4-8597-4be6-8be7-905e4234b53a
status: experimental
description: Detects exploits that use CVE-2017-11882 to start EQNEDT32.EXE and other sub processes like mshta.exe
references:
    - https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/2a4ae284c76f868fc51d3bb65da8caa6efacb707f265b25c30f34250b76b7507?environmentId=100
    - https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://embedi.com/blog/skeleton-closet-ms-office-vulnerability-you-didnt-know-about&source=gmail&ust=1511481120837000&usg=AFQjCNGdL7gVwLXaNSl2Td8ylDYbSJFmPw
author: Florian Roth
date: 2017/11/23
modified: 2020/08/29
tags:
    - attack.execution
    - attack.t1203
    - attack.t1204.002
    - attack.t1204  # an old one
    - attack.initial_access
    - attack.t1566.001
    - attack.t1193  # an old one
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        ParentImage: '*\EQNEDT32.EXE'
    condition: selection
fields:
    - CommandLine
falsepositives:
    - unknown
level: critical
