Impact

The Impact class is used to provide the analyzer's assessment of the impact of the event on the target(s). It is represented in the IDMEF DTD as follows: 

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Attributes

severity (Optional)

Section 10.)
Rank Keyword Description
0 info Alert represents informational activity
1 low Low severity
2 medium Medium severity
3 high High severity

completion (Optional)

Section 10.)
Rank Keyword Description
0 failed The attempt was not successful
1 succeeded The attempt succeeded

type (Optional)

value is "other". (See also Section 10.)
Rank Keyword Description
0 admin Administrative privileges were attempted or obtained
1 dos A denial of service was attempted or completed
2 file An action on a file was attempted or completed
3 recon A reconnaissance probe was attempted or completed
4 user User privileges were attempted or obtained
5 other Anything not in one of the above categories

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IODEFv2