Analysis by: John Donnie Celestre
ALIASES:

HEUR:Exploit.Win32.CVE-2015-1701.gen (KASPERSKY); Exploit:Win32/CVE-2015-1701 (MICROSOFT)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 SYSTEM IMPACT RATING:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Exploit

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Exploit arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It takes advantage of certain vulnerabilities. It requires being executed with a specific argument/parameter, an additional component, or in a specific environment in order to proceed with its intended routine.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 88,576 bytes
File Type: EXE
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 22 May 2018

Arrival Details

This Exploit arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Other Details

This Exploit takes advantage of the following vulnerabilities:

It requires being executed with a specific argument/parameter, an additional component, or in a specific environment in order to proceed with its intended routine.

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.850
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE: 14.308.01
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 10 Jun 2018
VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 14.309.00
VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date: 11 Jun 2018

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