Just updated, is a rule release for today from the VRT. This rule release contains many updates in several categories, however, the highlights for this release is the following:
Microsoft Security Advisory MS11-003:
Microsoft Internet Explorer suffers from a programming error that may
allow a remote attacker to execute code on a vulnerable system.
Rules to detect attacks targeting this vulnerability are included in
this release and are identified with GID 3, SIDs 18403 and 18404.
Previously released rules to detect attacks targeting this
vulnerability have been updated with the appropriate reference and are
identified with GID 1, SIDs 18196 and 18240.
Microsoft Security Advisory MS11-004:
The Microsoft FTP Service included with IIS, suffers from a programming
error that may allow a remote attacker to execute code on an affected
system.
A previously released rule to detect attacks targeting this
vulnerability has been updated with the appropriate reference and is
identified with GID 1, SID 18243.
Microsoft Security Advisory MS11-005:
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 contains a programming error that may
allow a remote attacker to execute a Denial of Service (DoS) attack
against a vulnerable system.
Rules to detect attacks targeting this vulnerability are included in
this release and are identified with GID 3, SIDs 18406 and 18407.
Microsoft Security Advisory MS11-006:
Microsoft Office suffers from a programming error that may allow a
remote attacker to execute code on a vulnerable system via a malicious
bitmap file.
A rule to detect attacks targeting this vulnerability is included in
this release and is identified with GID 3, SID 18398.
Microsoft Security Advisory MS11-007:
The Microsoft ATMFD Adobe font driver included in Microsoft Windows
contains a programming error that may allow a remote attacker to
execute code on a vulnerable system.
A rule to detect attacks targeting this vulnerability is included in
this release and is identified with GID 3, SID 18402.
Microsoft Security Advisory MS11-008:
Microsoft Visio contains programming errors that may allow a remote
attacker to execute code on a vulnerable system via a malicious Visio
file.
Rules to detect attacks targeting these vulnerabilities are included in
this release and are identified with GID 3, SIDs 18415, 18416 and
18417.
Microsoft Security Advisory MS11-009:
Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a programming error that may allow
a remote attacker to obtain information regarding the vulnerable system
via malicious JScript or VBScript.
A rule to detect attacks targeting this vulnerability is included in
this release and is identified with GID 3, SID 18401.
Microsoft Security Advisory MS11-010:
The Microsoft Windows Client/Server run-time subsystem contains a
programming error that may allow a remote attacker to elevate
privileges on a vulnerable system.
A rule to detect attacks targeting this vulnerability is included in
this release and is identified with GID 3, SID 18400.
Microsoft Security Advisory MS11-011:
The Microsoft Windows kernel contains a programming error that may
allow a remote attacker to elevate privileges on a vulnerable system.
Rules to detect attacks targeting this vulnerability are included in
this release and are identified with GID 3, SIDs 18408 and 18413.
Microsoft Security Advisory MS11-012:
Microsoft Windows systems suffer from programming errors that may allow
remote attackers to elevate privileges on a vulnerable system via
kernel-mode drivers.
Rules to detect attacks targeting these vulnerabilities are included in
this release and are identified with GID 3, SIDs 18409, 18410, 18411
and 18412.
Microsoft Security Advisory MS11-013:
The Microsoft Windows Kerberos implementation may allow a remote
attacker to downgrade the authentication mechanism to use DES so that
the vulnerable system is subject to a spoofing vulnerability.
A rule to detect attacks targeting this vulnerability is included in
this release and is identified with GID 3, SID 18414.
Microsoft Security Advisory MS11-014:
The Microsoft Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS)
contains a programming error that may allow a remote attacker to
execute code with elevated privileges on a vulnerable system.
A rule to detect attacks targeting this vulnerability is included in
this release and is identified with GID 3, SID 18405.
Adobe Security Advisory APSB11-03:
Adobe Reader and Acrobat contain programming errors that may allow a
remote attacker to execute code on a vulnerable system.
Rules to detect attacks targeting these vulnerabilities are included in
this release and are identified with GID 3, SIDs 18418 through 18421,
18444 and 18447 through 18456.
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