A new SNORTⓇ rule update is out this morning.
There are two rules in this package that protect against a zero-day vulnerability in the macOS Finder. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted email attachment that executes arbitrary commands. Apple released an update for this issue, but it is still exploitable, according to security researchers.
Here's a full breakdown of Thursday's rule update:
| Shared object rules | Modified shared object rules | New rules | Modified rules |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
There were no changes made to the snort.conf in this release.
Cisco Talos' rule release:
Talos has added and modified multiple rules in the browser-ie, file-other, malware-cnc, malware-other, os-other, os-windows and server-other rule sets to provide coverage for emerging threats from these technologies.
You can subscribe to Talos' newest rule detection functionality for as low as $29 a year with a personal account. Be sure and see our business pricing as well here. The Snort 3 release is also here after years of development and improvements. Upgrade here.