YARA · Signature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron)

SIGNATURE_BASE_EXT_EXPL_ZTH_LNK_EXPLOIT_A

This YARA file detects padded LNK files designed to exploit ZDI-CAN-25373.

ExploitSignature Base (Florian Roth / Nextron)Detection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X

Author: Peter Girnus
Date: 2025-03-18
Modified: 2025-03-29
Score / Quality: 75 / 85

What this rule detects

This YARA file detects padded LNK files designed to exploit ZDI-CAN-25373.

It defines 8 patterns (0 text, 8 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

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ext-expl-zth-lnk-exploit-a.yarDetection Rule License 1.1

rule SIGNATURE_BASE_EXT_EXPL_ZTH_LNK_EXPLOIT_A : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "This YARA file detects padded LNK files designed to exploit ZDI-CAN-25373."
		author = "Peter Girnus"
		id = "14788504-64e3-533b-ad21-00a3462a33cc"
		date = "2025-03-18"
		modified = "2025-03-29"
		reference = "https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/25/c/windows-shortcut-zero-day-exploit.html"
		source_url = "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/yara/expl_lnk_zdi_can_25373.yar#L1-L23"
		license_url = "https://github.com/Neo23x0/signature-base/blob/94a1c48d7ab499879287ff611dfe7f9c56376030/LICENSE"
		logic_hash = "b2c6a7f0abd62d3eef916352f984d1fcc721cfba4f5de9d159de8fd428c02b31"
		score = 75
		quality = 85
		tags = "FILE"

	strings:
		$spoof_a = {20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00}
		$spoof_b = {09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00}
		$spoof_c = {0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00}
		$spoof_d = {0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00}
		$spoof_e = {11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00}
		$spoof_f = {12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00}
		$spoof_g = {13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00}
		$spoof_h = {0D 00 0A 00 0D 00 0A 00 0D 00 0A 00 0D 00 0A 00 0D 00 0A 00 0D 00 0A 00 0D 00 0A 00 0D 00 0A 00 0D 00 0A 00 0D 00 0A 00 0D 00 0A 00 0D 00 0A 00 0D 00 0A 00 0D 00 0A 00 0D 00 0A 00 0D 00 0A 00 0D 00 0A 00 0D 00 0A 00 0D 00 0A 00 0D 00 0A 00}

	condition:
		uint32( 0 ) == 0x4C and uint32( 4 ) == 0x21401 and any of ( $spoof_* )
}

Strings (8 patterns)

Identifier	Type	Value
$spoof_a	hex	{20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 00 20 …
$spoof_b	hex	{09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 00 09 …
$spoof_c	hex	{0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A …
$spoof_d	hex	{0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D 00 0D …
$spoof_e	hex	{11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 …
$spoof_f	hex	{12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 00 12 …
$spoof_g	hex	{13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 00 13 …
$spoof_h	hex	{0D 00 0A 00 0D 00 0A 00 0D 00 0A 00 0D 00 0A 00 0D 00 0A 00 0D 00 0A 00 0D 00 0A 00 0D 00 0A 00 0D 00 0A 00 0D 00 0A 00 0D 00 0A 00 0D 00 0A 00 0D 00 0A 00 0D …

Condition

uint32( 0 ) == 0x4C and uint32( 4 ) == 0x21401 and any of ( $spoof_* )

In plain words (Heuristic)

At least one pattern in ( $spoof_* ) must match.

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References

https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/25/c/windows-shortcut-zero-day-exploit.html

Licence & attribution

Author: Peter Girnus

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: 14788504-64e3-533b-ad21-00a3462a33cc

Tags:FILE