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TechniquesT1499.004 › AN0852

AN0852 Analytic 0852

macOS · attack.mitre.org · ATT&CK Enterprise v19.2

<p>Application crash or repeated restart cycle triggered by malformed input or exploit file, observed via unified logs and process crash monitoring.</p>
Detects
T1499.004 Application or System Exploitation
Part of
DET0304 Detection Strategy for Endpoint DoS via Application or System Exploitation

Log sources and channels

Exactly as MITRE states them in x_mitre_log_source_references. Where a channel is vague, it is vague in the source; kevmap does not tidy it.

Log sourceChannelData component
macos:unifiedlogCrash log entries for a process receiving malformed input or known exploit patternsDC0038 Application Log Content
macos:unifiedlogUnusual child process tree indicating attempted recovery after crashDC0032 Process Creation

Mutable elements

Parameters MITRE marks as environment-specific. These are the knobs you are expected to tune; they are why an analytic is not a rule.

FieldDescription
CrashSignatureBinary crash hash or affected dylib for distinguishing malicious faults from benign ones
InputVectorFile, IPC, or network-based input that may be triggering exploitation (e.g., PDF file, POST request)

KEV CVEs whose mapped technique this analytic detects

CVEVendor / productState
CVE-2015-3043Adobe Flash PlayerMapped
CVE-2025-27363FreeType FreeTypeMapped