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Network Working Group A. Dulaunoy
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MISP galaxy format
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Abstract
This document describes the MISP galaxy format which describes a
simple JSON format to represent galaxies and clusters that can be
attached to MISP events or attributes. A public directory of MISP
galaxies is available and relies on the MISP galaxy format. MISP
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galaxies are used to add further informations on a MISP event. MISP
galaxy is a public repository [MISP-G] of known malware, threats
actors and various other collections of data that can be used to
mark, classify or label data in threat information sharing.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.1. Conventions and Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2. Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2.1. Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.2. values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.3. meta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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3. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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1. Introduction
Sharing threat information became a fundamental requirements on the
Internet, security and intelligence community at large. Threat
information can include indicators of compromise, malicious file
indicators, financial fraud indicators or even detailed information
about a threat actor. Some of these informations, such as malware or
threat actors are common to several security events. MISP galaxy is
a public repository [MISP-G] of known malware, threats actors and
various other collections of data that can be used to mark, classify
or label data in threat information sharing.
In the MISP galaxy context, clusters help analysts to give more
informations about their cybersecurity events, indicators or threats.
MISP galaxies can be used for classification, filtering, triggering
actions or visualisation depending on their use in threat
intelligence platforms such as MISP [MISP-P].
1.1. Conventions and Terminology
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
"SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119 [RFC2119].
2. Format
A cluster is composed of a value (MUST), a description (OPTIONAL) and
metadata (OPTIONAL).
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Clusters are represented as a JSON [RFC4627] dictionary.
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2.1. Overview
The MISP galaxy format uses the JSON [RFC4627] format. Each galaxy
is represented as a JSON object with meta information including the
following fields: name, uuid, description, version, type, authors,
source, values.
name defines the name of the galaxy. The name is represented as a
string and MUST be present. The uuid represents the Universally
Unique IDentifier (UUID) [RFC4122] of the object reference. The uuid
MUST be preserved. For any updates or transfer of the same object
reference. UUID version 4 is RECOMMENDED when assigning it to a new
object reference and MUST be present. The description is represented
as a string and MUST be present. The uuid is represented as a string
and MUST be present. The version is represented as a decimal and
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MUST be present. The type is represented as a string and MUST be
present and MUST match the name of the galaxy file. The source is
represented as a string and MUST be present. Authors are represented
as an array containing one or more authors and MUST be present.
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Values are represented as an array containing one or more values and
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MUST be present. Values defines all values available in the galaxy.
2.2. values
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The values array contains one or more JSON objects which represent
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all the possible values in the galaxy. The JSON object contains four
fields: value, description, uuid and meta. The value is represented
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as a string and MUST be present. The description is represented as a
string and SHOULD be present. The meta or metadata is represented as
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a JSON list and SHOULD be present. The uuid represents the
Universally Unique IDentifier (UUID) [RFC4122] of the value
reference. The uuid SHOULD can be present and MUST be preserved.
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2.3. meta
Meta contains a list of custom defined JSON key value pairs. Users
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SHOULD reuse commonly used keys such as properties, complexity,
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effectiveness, country, possible_issues, colour, motive, impact,
refs, synonyms, derivated_from, status, date, encryption, extensions,
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ransomnotes, cfr-suspected-victims, cfr-suspected-state-sponsor, cfr-
type-of-incident, cfr-target-category wherever applicable.
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properties is used to provide clusters with additional properties.
Properties are represented as an array containing one or more strings
ans MAY be present.
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derivated_from, refs, synonyms SHALL be used to give further
informations. refs is represented as an array containing one or more
strings and SHALL be present. synonyms is represented as an array
containing one or more strings and SHALL be present. derivated_from
is represented as an array containing one or more strings and SHALL
be present.
date, status MAY be used to give time information about an cluster.
date is represented as a string describing a time or period and SHALL
be present. status is represented as a string describing the current
status of the clusters. It MAY also describe a time or period and
SHALL be present.
colour fields MAY be used at predicates or values level to set a
specify colour that MAY be used by the implementation. The colour
field is described as an RGB colour fill in hexadecimal
representation.
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complexity, effectiveness, impact, possible_issues MAY be used to
give further information in preventive-measure galaxy. complexity is
represented by an enumerated value from a fixed vocabulary and SHALL
be present. effectiveness is represented by an enumerated value from
a fixed vocabulary and SHALL be present. impact is represented by an
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enumerated value from a fixed vocabulary and SHALL be present.
possible_issues is represented as a string and SHOULD be present.
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Example use of the complexity, effectiveness, impact, possible_issues
fields in the preventive-measure galaxy:
{
"meta": {
"refs": [
"http://www.windowsnetworking.com/kbase/WindowsTips/WindowsXP/AdminTips/Customization/DisableWindowsScriptingHostWSH.html"
],
"complexity": "Low",
"effectiveness": "Medium",
"impact": "Medium",
"type": [
"GPO"
],
"possible_issues": "Administrative VBS scripts on Workstations"
},
"value": "Disable WSH",
"description": "Disable Windows Script Host",
"uuid": "e6df1619-f8b3-476c-b5cf-22b4c9e9dd7f"
}
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country, motive MAY be used to give further information in threat-
actor galaxy. country is represented as a string and SHOULD be
present. motive is represented as a string and SHOULD be present.
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Example use of the country, motive fields in the threat-actor galaxy:
{
"meta": {
"country": "CN",
"synonyms": [
"APT14",
"APT 14",
"QAZTeam",
"ALUMINUM"
],
"refs": [
"http://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/whois-anchor-panda/"
],
"motive": "Espionage"
},
"value": "Anchor Panda",
"description": "PLA Navy",
"uuid": "c82c904f-b3b4-40a2-bf0d-008912953104"
}
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encryption, extensions, ransomnotes MAY be used to give further
information in ransomware galaxy. encryption is represented as a
string and SHALL be present. extensions is represented as an array
containing one or more strings and SHALL be present. ransomnotes is
represented as an array containing one or more strings ans SHALL be
present.
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Example use of the encryption, extensions, ransomnotes fields in the
ransomware galaxy:
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{
"meta": {
"refs": [
"https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/revenge-ransomware-a-cryptomix-variant-being-distributed-by-rig-exploit-kit/",
"https://id-ransomware.blogspot.co.il/2017/03/revenge-ransomware.html"
],
"ransomnotes": [
"https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KkPVDxjy8tk/WM7LtYHmuAI/AAAAAAAAEUw/kDJghaq-j1AZuqjzqk2Fkxpp4yr9Yeb5wCLcB/s1600/revenge-note-2.jpg",
"===ENGLISH=== All of your files were encrypted using REVENGE Ransomware. The action required to restore the files. Your files are not lost, they can be returned to their normal state by decoding them. The only way to do this is to get the software and your personal decryption key. Using any other software that claims to be able to recover your files will result in corrupted or destroyed files. You can purchase the software and the decryption key by sending us an email with your ID. And we send instructions for payment. After payment, you receive the software to return all files. For proof, we can decrypt one file for free. Attach it to an e-mail.",
"# !!!HELP_FILE!!! #.txt"
],
"encryption": "AES-256 + RSA-1024",
"extensions": [
".REVENGE"
],
"date": "March 2017"
},
"description": "This is most likely to affect English speaking users, since the note is written in English. English is understood worldwide, thus anyone can be harmed. The hacker spread the virus using email spam, fake updates, and harmful attachments. All your files are compromised including music, MS Office, Open Office, pictures, videos, shared online files etc.. CryptoMix / CryptFile2 Variant",
"value": "Revenge Ransomware",
"uuid": "987d36d5-6ba8-484d-9e0b-7324cc886b0e"
}
source-uuid, target-uuid SHALL be used to describe relationships.
source-uuid and target-uuid represent the Universally Unique
IDentifier (UUID) [RFC4122] of the value reference. source-uuid and
target-uuid MUST be preserved.
Example use of the source-uuid, target-uuid fields in the mitre-
enterprise-attack-relationship galaxy:
{
"meta": {
"source-uuid": "222fbd21-fc4f-4b7e-9f85-0e6e3a76c33f",
"target-uuid": "2f1a9fd0-3b7c-4d77-a358-78db13adbe78"
},
"uuid": "cfc7da70-d7c5-4508-8f50-1c3107269633",
"value": "menuPass (G0045) uses EvilGrab (S0152)"
}
cfr-suspected-victims, cfr-suspected-state-sponsor, cfr-type-of-
incident and cfr-target-category MAY be used to report information
gathered from CFR's (Council on Foreign Relations) Cyber Operations
Tracker. cfr-suspected-victims is represented as an array containing
one or more strings and SHALL be present. cfr-suspected-state-sponsor
is represented as a string and SHALL be present. cfr-type-of-incident
is represented as a string and SHALL be present. cfr-target-category
is represented as an array containing one or more strings ans SHALL
be present.
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Example use of the cfr-suspected-victims, cfr-suspected-state-
sponsor, cfr-type-of-incident, cfr-target-category fields in the
threat-actor galaxy:
{
"meta": {
"country": "CN",
"refs": [
"https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/12/the_eps_awakens.html",
"https://www.cfr.org/interactive/cyber-operations/apt-16"
],
"cfr-suspected-victims": [
"Japan",
"Taiwan"
],
"cfr-suspected-state-sponsor": "China",
"cfr-type-of-incident": "Espionage",
"cfr-target-category": [
"Private sector"
]
},
"value": "APT 16",
"uuid": "1f73e14f-b882-4032-a565-26dc653b0daf"
},
3. Acknowledgements
The authors wish to thank all the MISP community who are supporting
the creation of open standards in threat intelligence sharing.
4. References
4.1. Normative References
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[RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119,
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DOI 10.17487/RFC2119, March 1997,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2119>.
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[RFC4122] Leach, P., Mealling, M., and R. Salz, "A Universally
Unique IDentifier (UUID) URN Namespace", RFC 4122,
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DOI 10.17487/RFC4122, July 2005,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4122>.
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[RFC4627] Crockford, D., "The application/json Media Type for
JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)", RFC 4627,
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DOI 10.17487/RFC4627, July 2006,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4627>.
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4.2. Informative References
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[MISP-G] MISP, "MISP Galaxy -",
<https://github.com/MISP/misp-galaxy>.
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[MISP-P] MISP, "MISP Project - Malware Information Sharing Platform
and Threat Sharing", <https://github.com/MISP>.
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Authors' Addresses
Alexandre Dulaunoy
Computer Incident Response Center Luxembourg
16, bd d'Avranches
Luxembourg L-1611
Luxembourg
Phone: +352 247 88444
Email: alexandre.dulaunoy@circl.lu
Andras Iklody
Computer Incident Response Center Luxembourg
16, bd d'Avranches
Luxembourg L-1611
Luxembourg
Phone: +352 247 88444
Email: andras.iklody@circl.lu
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Deborah Servili
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Computer Incident Response Center Luxembourg
16, bd d'Avranches
Luxembourg L-1611
Luxembourg
Phone: +352 247 88444
Email: deborah.servili@circl.lu
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