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Detecting CVE-2018-8174 in Malicious Documents & Streams

Summary: VBScript engine memory corruption / UAF exploit (CVE-2018-8174 / CVE-2019-0752). QuickSand unpacks nested container streams (OLE2, OOXML, RTF, PDF filter chains, and archives) in memory to detect CVE-2018-8174 payloads in <50ms.

CVE-2018-8174 Vulnerability Identifier

T1059.005, T1203 MITRE ATT&CK Technique

EXPLOITS Target Stream Vector

QuickSand YARA Signatures for CVE-2018-8174

YARA Rule Identifier	Stream Detection Description	MITRE ATT&CK	Engine Module	Severity
`exploit_cve_2018_8174_vbscript_uaf`	VBScript engine memory corruption / UAF exploit (CVE-2018-8174 / CVE-2019-0752)	T1059.005, T1203	EXPLOITS	10/10

Scan Files for CVE-2018-8174 via REST API (<100ms)

Block weaponized uploads exploiting CVE-2018-8174 in your web app, S3/GCS bucket, or SOAR phishing workflow:

curl -X POST "https://malwaretracker-912661936520.europe-west1.run.app/v1/scan?store=false" \
  -H "X-API-Key: mt_live_YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -F "file=@untrusted_document.doc"

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Detecting CVE-2018-8174 in Malicious Documents & Streams

QuickSand YARA Signatures for CVE-2018-8174

Scan Files for CVE-2018-8174 via REST API (<100ms)

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