Sudo Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Attempt

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Identifies the attempted use of a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability for the Sudo binary in Unix-like systems (CVE-2021-3156). Successful exploitation allows an unprivileged user to escalate to the root user.

Rule type: threshold

Rule indices:

  • auditbeat-*
  • logs-endpoint.events.*

Severity: high

Risk score: 73

Runs every: 5m

Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)

Maximum alerts per execution: 100

References:

Tags:

  • Domain: Endpoint
  • OS: Linux
  • OS: macOS
  • Use Case: Threat Detection
  • Tactic: Privilege Escalation
  • Use Case: Vulnerability
  • Data Source: Elastic Defend

Version: 103

Rule authors:

  • Elastic

Rule license: Elastic License v2

Rule query

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event.category:process and event.type:start and
  process.name:(sudo or sudoedit) and
  process.args:(*\\ and ("-i" or "-s"))

Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM