rule:
meta:
name: execute shellcode via Windows callback function
namespace: load-code/shellcode
authors:
- ervin.ocampo@mandiant.com
- jakub.jozwiak@mandiant.com
- still@teamt5.org
description: Detect usage of various WinAPI functions that accept callback functions as parameters in order to execute arbitrary shellcode
scopes:
static: function
dynamic: thread
att&ck:
- Defense Evasion::Reflective Code Loading [T1620]
mbc:
- Defense Evasion::Hijack Execution Flow::Abuse Windows Function Calls [F0015.006]
references:
- https://github.com/ChaitanyaHaritash/Callback_Shellcode_Injection
- https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/22/k/earth-preta-spear-phishing-governments-worldwide.html
- http://ropgadget.com/posts/abusing_win_functions.html
- https://github.com/aahmad097/AlternativeShellcodeExec/
- https://osandamalith.com/2021/04/01/executing-shellcode-via-callbacks/
examples:
- 10cd7afd580ee9c222b0a87ff241d306:0x10008BE0
- 268d61837aa248c1d49a973612a129ce:0x1000CEC0
- 4a2992b4c7a1573bf7c74065e3bf5b0d:0x1000D050
- 43db867967c71bd3aaba9a9a3084e7fa:0x140001000
features:
- and:
- match: allocate or change RWX memory
- or:
- api: AddPropSheetPageProc
- api: CallWindowProc
- api: CertEnumSystemStore
- api: CertEnumSystemStoreLocation
- api: CreateTimerQueueTimer
- api: CryptEnumOIDInfo
- and:
- api: DPA_Create
- api: DPA_SetPtr
- api: DPA_EnumCallback
- and:
- api: DSA_Create
- api: DSA_InsertItem
- api: DSA_EnumCallback
- api: DrawState
- api: EnumCalendarInfo
- api: EnumCalendarInfoEx
- api: EnumChildWindows
- api: EnumDateFormats
- api: EnumDesktops
- api: EnumDesktopWindows
- api: EnumDirTree
- api: EnumDisplayMonitors
- api: EnumFontFamilies
- api: EnumFontFamiliesEx
- api: EnumFonts
- api: EnumLanguageGroupLocales
- and:
- or:
- api: GetDC
- api: GetDCEx
- api: EnumObjects
- api: EnumProps
- api: EnumPropsEx
- api: EnumPwrSchemes
- api: EnumResourceTypes
- api: EnumSystemCodePages
- api: EnumSystemGeoID
- api: EnumSystemGeoNames
- api: EnumSystemLanguageGroups
- api: EnumSystemLocales
- api: EnumThreadWindows
- api: EnumTimeFormats
- api: EnumUILanguages
- api: EnumWindows
- api: EnumWindowStations
- api: EnumerateLoadedModules
- api: GrayString
- api: ImmEnumInputContext
- api: LineDDA
- and:
- api: SymInitialize
- or:
- api: SymEnumProcesses
- api: SymRegisterCallback
- api: VerifierEnumerateResource
last edited: 2024-08-11 10:09:18