Sigma rule: Apache Segmentation Fault

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-48675639ce97, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Apache Segmentation Fault
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date
2017-02-28
Modified
2021-11-27
File
rules/web/product/apache/web_apache_segfault.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects a segmentation fault error message caused by a crashing apache worker process

Log source

service
apache
definition
Requirements: Must be able to collect the error.log file

Detection

keywords:
    - 'exit signal Segmentation Fault'
condition: keywords

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.impact
  • attack.t1499.004

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

  • http://www.securityfocus.com/infocus/1633

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/web/product/apache/web_apache_segfault.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Apache Segmentation Fault" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/web/product/apache/web_apache_segfault.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Apache Segmentation Fault",
entity page, dataset version ref-48675639ce97, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/1da8ce0b-855d-4004-8860-7d64d42063b1 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 1da8ce0b-855d-4004-8860-7d64d42063b1, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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