Cisco Talos released the latest rule update for SNORTⓇ Thursday.
This release includes new protection against a critical vulnerability Cisco recently disclosed in its NFVIS software. There is a publicly available proof-of-concept exploit available for this vulnerability that could allow an attacker to bypass authentication and log in to a vulnerable device as an admin.
Here's a full breakdown of this rule update:
| Shared object rules | Modified shared object rules | New rules | Modified rules |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
There were no changes made to the snort.conf in this release.
Talos' rule release:
Talos has added and modified multiple rules in the browser-chrome, browser-ie, browser-other, browser-webkit, deleted, exploit-kit, file-executable, file-flash, file-image, file-java, file-multimedia, file-office, file-other, file-pdf, indicator-compromise, indicator-shellcode, malware-cnc, malware-other, netbios, os-linux, os-other, os-windows, policy-other, policy-social, protocol-dns, protocol-icmp, protocol-nntp, protocol-other, protocol-scada, protocol-snmp, protocol-tftp, protocol-voip, pua-p2p, server-iis, server-mail, server-mysql, server-oracle, server-other and server-webapp rule sets to provide coverage for emerging threats from these technologies.
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