[metadata] creation_date = "2020/02/18" ecs_version = ["1.4.0"] maturity = "production" updated_date = "2020/02/18" [rule] author = ["Elastic"] description = """ The Tcpdump program ran on a Linux host. Tcpdump is a network monitoring or packet sniffing tool that can be used to capture insecure credentials or data in motion. Sniffing can also be used to discover details of network services as a prelude to lateral movement or defense evasion. """ false_positives = [ """ Some normal use of this command may originate from server or network administrators engaged in network troubleshooting. """, ] index = ["auditbeat-*"] language = "kuery" license = "Elastic License" name = "Network Sniffing via Tcpdump" risk_score = 21 rule_id = "7a137d76-ce3d-48e2-947d-2747796a78c0" severity = "low" tags = ["Elastic", "Linux"] type = "query" query = ''' process.name:tcpdump and event.action:executed ''' [[rule.threat]] framework = "MITRE ATT&CK" [[rule.threat.technique]] id = "T1040" name = "Network Sniffing" reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1040/" [rule.threat.tactic] id = "TA0006" name = "Credential Access" reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0006/" [[rule.threat]] framework = "MITRE ATT&CK" [[rule.threat.technique]] id = "T1040" name = "Network Sniffing" reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1040/" [rule.threat.tactic] id = "TA0007" name = "Discovery" reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0007/"