Java Running with Remote Debugging — Sigma Rule

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Author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems). Source status: test; severity: medium. Source dates: 2019-01-16 / 2023-02-01.

{
  "category": "process_creation",
  "product": "windows"
}

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Source SHA-256: dc11acf38995e63241252cdf24968516b9ecf04e579bbbb26bd6b95d0c1cfcf9

Detection logic

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title: Java Running with Remote Debugging
id: 8f88e3f6-2a49-48f5-a5c4-2f7eedf78710
status: test
description: Detects a JAVA process running with remote debugging allowing more than just localhost to connect
references:
    - https://dzone.com/articles/remote-debugging-java-applications-with-jdwp
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
date: 2019-01-16
modified: 2023-02-01
tags:
    - attack.t1203
    - attack.execution
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_jdwp_transport:
        CommandLine|contains: 'transport=dt_socket,address='
    selection_old_jvm_version:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - 'jre1.'
            - 'jdk1.'
    exclusion:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - 'address=127.0.0.1'
            - 'address=localhost'
    condition: all of selection_* and not exclusion
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium

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False positives

• Unknown

Source references

• https://dzone.com/articles/remote-debugging-java-applications-with-jdwp