title: Droppers Exploiting CVE-2017-11882
id: 678eb5f4-8597-4be6-8be7-905e4234b53a
status: stable
description: Detects exploits that use CVE-2017-11882 to start EQNEDT32.EXE and other sub processes like mshta.exe
author: Florian Roth
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
date: 2017/11/23
modified: 2021/11/27
logsource:
  category: process_creation
  product: windows
detection:
  selection:
    ParentImage|endswith: '\EQNEDT32.EXE'
  condition: selection
fields:
  - CommandLine
falsepositives:
  - Unknown
level: critical
tags:
  - attack.execution
  - attack.t1203
  - attack.t1204.002
  - attack.initial_access
  - attack.t1566.001
