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Execution of software vulnerable to webp buffer overflow of CVE-2023-4863

Description

'This query looks at device, process, and network events from Defender for Endpoint that may be vulnerable to buffer overflow defined in CVE-2023-4863. Results are not an indicator of malicious activity.'
Rule type
Scheduled
Version
1.1.3
Declared status
Available
Query frequency
1h
Query period
1h
Trigger
gt 0

Declared MITRE coverage

Declared sources

Metadata from the source file. No dependencies inferred from KQL.

Connectors

Data types

KQL query

Original query, unchanged.

//CVE-2023-4863 Process activity with .webp files on devices where CVE-2023-4863 is unpatched
//This query shows all process activity with .webp files on vulnerable machines and is not an indicator of malicious activity
let VulnDevices = DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities
    | where CveId == "CVE-2023-4863"
    | distinct DeviceId;
union DeviceProcessEvents, DeviceNetworkEvents, DeviceEvents
| where DeviceId in (VulnDevices) and (InitiatingProcessCommandLine has(".webp") or ProcessCommandLine has(".webp"))
| extend Name = tostring(split(AccountUpn, "@")[0]), UPNSuffix = tostring(split(AccountUpn, "@")[1])
| extend HostName = tostring(split(DeviceName, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(DeviceName, '.'))
| extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(DeviceName, DomainIndex + 1), DeviceName)

Declared entities

HostAccountIPProcess

Related content

Links established from declared identifiers and solution manifests.

Source provenance

GitHub

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Source identifier
26e81021-2de6-4442-a74a-a77885e96911
Additional source files 2Solutions/Microsoft Defender XDR/Analytic Rules/PossibleWebpBufferOverflow.yamlsource ↗Solutions/Microsoft Defender XDR/Data/Solution_Microsoft Defender XDR.jsonsolution-membership ↗
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Added to catalog : 16 Sept 2026 · 05:49 UTC
Last change observed : 16 Sept 2026 · 05:49 UTC

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