alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HOME_NET any (msg:"ET WEB_CLIENT Possible Foxit/Adobe PDF Reader Launch Action Remote Code Execution Attempt"; flow:to_client,established; content:"PDF-"; depth:300; content:"Launch"; distance:0; content:"Win"; distance:0; content:".exe"; nocase; distance:0; reference:url,www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/570177; reference:url,www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Criminals-attempt-to-exploit-unpatched-hole-in-Adobe-Reader-979286.html; reference:url,www.sudosecure.net/archives/673; reference:url,www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Adobe-issues-official-workaround-for-PDF-vulnerability-971932.html; reference:url,blog.didierstevens.com/2010/03/31/escape-from-foxit-reader/; reference:url,www.m86security.com/labs/i/PDF-Launch-Feature-Used-to-Install-Zeus,trace.1301~.asp; classtype:attempted-user; sid:2010968; rev:8; metadata:affected_product Web_Browsers, affected_product Web_Browser_Plugins, attack_target Client_Endpoint, created_at 2010_07_30, deployment Perimeter, deprecation_reason Performance, performance_impact Significant, confidence Medium, signature_severity Major, tag Web_Client_Attacks, updated_at 2024_04_10, mitre_tactic_id TA0001, mitre_tactic_name Initial_Access, mitre_technique_id T1190, mitre_technique_name Exploit_Public_Facing_Application;)