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SIGNATURE_BASE_BKDR_Xzutil_Killswitch_CVE_2024_3094_Mar24_1

Detects kill switch used by the backdoored XZ library (xzutil) CVE-2024-3094.

ExploitSignature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron)Detection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X
Author
Florian Roth
Date
2024-03-30
Modified
2024-04-24
Score / Quality
85 / 85

What this rule detects

Detects kill switch used by the backdoored XZ library (xzutil) CVE-2024-3094.

It defines 1 patterns (1 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

bkdr-xzutil-killswitch-cve-2024-3094-mar24-1.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SIGNATURE_BASE_BKDR_Xzutil_Killswitch_CVE_2024_3094_Mar24_1 : CVE_2024_3094
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects kill switch used by the backdoored XZ library (xzutil) CVE-2024-3094."
		author = "Florian Roth"
		id = "0d28bec4-1d3a-5af0-9e9e-49486fcc62e1"
		date = "2024-03-30"
		modified = "2024-04-24"
		reference = "https://gist.github.com/q3k/af3d93b6a1f399de28fe194add452d01?permalink_comment_id=5006558#gistcomment-5006558"
		source_url = "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/yara/bkdr_xz_util_cve_2024_3094.yar#L48-L60"
		license_url = "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/LICENSE"
		logic_hash = "b2024d4b8346c4f74524bb7f3c6b2850684c19471a00e6fa60fff1c41e4a86b6"
		score = 85
		quality = 85
		tags = "CVE-2024-3094"

	strings:
		$x1 = "yolAbejyiejuvnup=Evjtgvsh5okmkAvj"

	condition:
		$x1
}

Strings (1 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$x1text"yolAbejyiejuvnup=Evjtgvsh5okmkAvj"

Condition

$x1

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • Pattern $x1 must be present.

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References

Licence & attribution

Author: Florian Roth

Source repository: Signature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron) @ 94a1c48d7a

Licence: Detection Rule License 1.1 (repository licence)

Original rule

Mirrored via YARA Forge 20260927, which prefixes rule names with the source and adds normalised meta fields.

Rule id: 0d28bec4-1d3a-5af0-9e9e-49486fcc62e1

Tags:CVE_2024_3094