YARA · Signature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron)
SIGNATURE_BASE_EXPL_Cleo_Exploitation_JAVA_Payloads_Dec24_3
Detects characteristics of JAR files used during Cleo software exploitation
- Author
- X__Junior
- Date
- 2024-12-10
- Modified
- 2024-12-12
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 85
What this rule detects
Detects characteristics of JAR files used during Cleo software exploitation
It defines 5 patterns (5 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
expl-cleo-exploitation-java-payloads-dec24-3.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SIGNATURE_BASE_EXPL_Cleo_Exploitation_JAVA_Payloads_Dec24_3 : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects characteristics of JAR files used during Cleo software exploitation"
= "X__Junior"
= "5c227bb9-0731-5955-a758-6fe86ecc2d86"
= "2024-12-10"
= "2024-12-12"
= "https://www.huntress.com/blog/threat-advisory-oh-no-cleo-cleo-software-actively-being-exploited-in-the-wild"
= "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/yara/expl_cleo_dec24.yar#L267-L286"
= "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/LICENSE"
= "64a6194110d4eb359cc3f15137cf752d598f2f0a52ac181fcaa358bf40072f54"
= 75
= 85
= "FILE"
strings:
$a1 = "java/lang/String" ascii
$s1 = "#lsz#" ascii
$s2 = "#dbg#" ascii
$s3 = "#ll#" ascii
$s4 = "SvZipDataOverflow=%d OpNotConf=" ascii
condition:
uint16( 0 ) == 0xfeca and filesize < 20KB and 3 of ( $s* ) and $a1
}
Strings (5 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $a1 | text | "java/lang/String" | ascii |
| $s1 | text | "#lsz#" | ascii |
| $s2 | text | "#dbg#" | ascii |
| $s3 | text | "#ll#" | ascii |
| $s4 | text | "SvZipDataOverflow=%d OpNotConf=" | ascii |
Condition
uint16( 0 ) == 0xfeca and filesize < 20KB and 3 of ( $s* ) and $a1In plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must be smaller than 20KB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
- At least 3 patterns in ( $s* ) must match.
- Pattern $a1 must be present.
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Licence & attribution
Author: X__Junior
Source repository: Signature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron) @ 94a1c48d7a
Licence: Detection Rule License 1.1 (repository licence)
Mirrored via YARA Forge 20260927, which prefixes rule names with the source and adds normalised meta fields.
Rule id: 5c227bb9-0731-5955-a758-6fe86ecc2d86
Tags:FILE
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