Talos Rules 2018-09-19
This release adds and modifies rules in several categories.

Talos has added and modified multiple rules in the file-image, file-other, file-pdf and server-webapp rule sets to provide coverage for emerging threats from these technologies.

For information about Snort Subscriber Rulesets available for purchase, please visit the Snort product page.

Change logs

2018-09-19 18:46:19 UTC

Snort Subscriber Rules Update

Date: 2018-09-19

This is the complete list of rules modified and added in the Sourcefire VRT Certified rule pack for Snort version 2091100.

The format of the file is:

gid:sid <-> Default rule state <-> Message (rule group)

New Rules:


 * 1:47857 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-IMAGE Adobe Acrobat Pro EMF file object out of bounds write attempt (file-image.rules)
 * 1:47855 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-OTHER Adobe Acrobat HTML invalid pointer out-of-bounds read attempt (file-other.rules)
 * 1:47852 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-OTHER Adobe Acrobat Pro HTML invalid pointer offset out-of-bounds read attempt (file-other.rules)
 * 1:47859 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Joomla CW Tags Searchtext SQL injection attempt (server-webapp.rules)
 * 1:47856 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-IMAGE Adobe Acrobat Pro EMF file object out of bounds write attempt (file-image.rules)
 * 1:47854 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-OTHER Adobe Acrobat HTML invalid pointer out-of-bounds read attempt (file-other.rules)
 * 1:47853 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-OTHER Adobe Acrobat Pro HTML invalid pointer offset out-of-bounds read attempt (file-other.rules)
 * 1:47858 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Joomla CW Tags Searchtext SQL injection attempt (server-webapp.rules)

Modified Rules:


 * 1:47438 <-> ENABLED <-> FILE-PDF Adobe Acrobat Reader JBIG parsing out of bounds read attempt (file-pdf.rules)
 * 1:41947 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-IMAGE GDI+ malformed EMF description out of bounds read attempt (file-image.rules)
 * 1:41946 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-IMAGE Microsoft GDI+ malformed EMF description out of bounds read attempt (file-image.rules)
 * 1:47439 <-> ENABLED <-> FILE-PDF Adobe Acrobat Reader JBIG parsing out of bounds read attempt (file-pdf.rules)
 * 1:43973 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-OTHER Adobe Acrobat Pro malformed EMF comment memory corruption attempt (file-other.rules)
 * 1:43974 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-OTHER Adobe Acrobat Pro malformed EMF comment memory corruption attempt (file-other.rules)
 * 1:46827 <-> ENABLED <-> MALWARE-CNC Win.Trojan.Dunihi outbound connection (malware-cnc.rules)

2018-09-19 18:46:19 UTC

Snort Subscriber Rules Update

Date: 2018-09-19

This is the complete list of rules modified and added in the Sourcefire VRT Certified rule pack for Snort version 2091101.

The format of the file is:

gid:sid <-> Default rule state <-> Message (rule group)

New Rules:


 * 1:47858 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Joomla CW Tags Searchtext SQL injection attempt (server-webapp.rules)
 * 1:47857 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-IMAGE Adobe Acrobat Pro EMF file object out of bounds write attempt (file-image.rules)
 * 1:47856 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-IMAGE Adobe Acrobat Pro EMF file object out of bounds write attempt (file-image.rules)
 * 1:47855 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-OTHER Adobe Acrobat HTML invalid pointer out-of-bounds read attempt (file-other.rules)
 * 1:47854 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-OTHER Adobe Acrobat HTML invalid pointer out-of-bounds read attempt (file-other.rules)
 * 1:47853 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-OTHER Adobe Acrobat Pro HTML invalid pointer offset out-of-bounds read attempt (file-other.rules)
 * 1:47852 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-OTHER Adobe Acrobat Pro HTML invalid pointer offset out-of-bounds read attempt (file-other.rules)
 * 1:47859 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Joomla CW Tags Searchtext SQL injection attempt (server-webapp.rules)

Modified Rules:


 * 1:41946 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-IMAGE Microsoft GDI+ malformed EMF description out of bounds read attempt (file-image.rules)
 * 1:41947 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-IMAGE GDI+ malformed EMF description out of bounds read attempt (file-image.rules)
 * 1:43973 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-OTHER Adobe Acrobat Pro malformed EMF comment memory corruption attempt (file-other.rules)
 * 1:43974 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-OTHER Adobe Acrobat Pro malformed EMF comment memory corruption attempt (file-other.rules)
 * 1:46827 <-> ENABLED <-> MALWARE-CNC Win.Trojan.Dunihi outbound connection (malware-cnc.rules)
 * 1:47439 <-> ENABLED <-> FILE-PDF Adobe Acrobat Reader JBIG parsing out of bounds read attempt (file-pdf.rules)
 * 1:47438 <-> ENABLED <-> FILE-PDF Adobe Acrobat Reader JBIG parsing out of bounds read attempt (file-pdf.rules)

2018-09-19 18:46:19 UTC

Snort Subscriber Rules Update

Date: 2018-09-19

This is the complete list of rules modified and added in the Sourcefire VRT Certified rule pack for Snort version 3000.

The format of the file is:

gid:sid <-> Default rule state <-> Message (rule group)

New Rules:


 * 1:47854 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-OTHER Adobe Acrobat HTML invalid pointer out-of-bounds read attempt (snort3-file-other.rules)
 * 1:47855 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-OTHER Adobe Acrobat HTML invalid pointer out-of-bounds read attempt (snort3-file-other.rules)
 * 1:47852 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-OTHER Adobe Acrobat Pro HTML invalid pointer offset out-of-bounds read attempt (snort3-file-other.rules)
 * 1:47859 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Joomla CW Tags Searchtext SQL injection attempt (snort3-server-webapp.rules)
 * 1:47857 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-IMAGE Adobe Acrobat Pro EMF file object out of bounds write attempt (snort3-file-image.rules)
 * 1:47856 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-IMAGE Adobe Acrobat Pro EMF file object out of bounds write attempt (snort3-file-image.rules)
 * 1:47853 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-OTHER Adobe Acrobat Pro HTML invalid pointer offset out-of-bounds read attempt (snort3-file-other.rules)
 * 1:47858 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Joomla CW Tags Searchtext SQL injection attempt (snort3-server-webapp.rules)

Modified Rules:


 * 1:41946 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-IMAGE Microsoft GDI+ malformed EMF description out of bounds read attempt (snort3-file-image.rules)
 * 1:43973 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-OTHER Adobe Acrobat Pro malformed EMF comment memory corruption attempt (snort3-file-other.rules)
 * 1:43974 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-OTHER Adobe Acrobat Pro malformed EMF comment memory corruption attempt (snort3-file-other.rules)
 * 1:41947 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-IMAGE GDI+ malformed EMF description out of bounds read attempt (snort3-file-image.rules)
 * 1:47439 <-> ENABLED <-> FILE-PDF Adobe Acrobat Reader JBIG parsing out of bounds read attempt (snort3-file-pdf.rules)
 * 1:46827 <-> ENABLED <-> MALWARE-CNC Win.Trojan.Dunihi outbound connection (snort3-malware-cnc.rules)
 * 1:47438 <-> ENABLED <-> FILE-PDF Adobe Acrobat Reader JBIG parsing out of bounds read attempt (snort3-file-pdf.rules)

2018-09-19 18:46:19 UTC

Snort Subscriber Rules Update

Date: 2018-09-19

This is the complete list of rules modified and added in the Sourcefire VRT Certified rule pack for Snort version 2983.

The format of the file is:

gid:sid <-> Default rule state <-> Message (rule group)

New Rules:


 * 1:47852 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-OTHER Adobe Acrobat Pro HTML invalid pointer offset out-of-bounds read attempt (file-other.rules)
 * 1:47856 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-IMAGE Adobe Acrobat Pro EMF file object out of bounds write attempt (file-image.rules)
 * 1:47859 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Joomla CW Tags Searchtext SQL injection attempt (server-webapp.rules)
 * 1:47858 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Joomla CW Tags Searchtext SQL injection attempt (server-webapp.rules)
 * 1:47853 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-OTHER Adobe Acrobat Pro HTML invalid pointer offset out-of-bounds read attempt (file-other.rules)
 * 1:47855 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-OTHER Adobe Acrobat HTML invalid pointer out-of-bounds read attempt (file-other.rules)
 * 1:47854 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-OTHER Adobe Acrobat HTML invalid pointer out-of-bounds read attempt (file-other.rules)
 * 1:47857 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-IMAGE Adobe Acrobat Pro EMF file object out of bounds write attempt (file-image.rules)

Modified Rules:


 * 1:47439 <-> ENABLED <-> FILE-PDF Adobe Acrobat Reader JBIG parsing out of bounds read attempt (file-pdf.rules)
 * 1:47438 <-> ENABLED <-> FILE-PDF Adobe Acrobat Reader JBIG parsing out of bounds read attempt (file-pdf.rules)
 * 1:41947 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-IMAGE GDI+ malformed EMF description out of bounds read attempt (file-image.rules)
 * 1:43973 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-OTHER Adobe Acrobat Pro malformed EMF comment memory corruption attempt (file-other.rules)
 * 1:43974 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-OTHER Adobe Acrobat Pro malformed EMF comment memory corruption attempt (file-other.rules)
 * 1:46827 <-> ENABLED <-> MALWARE-CNC Win.Trojan.Dunihi outbound connection (malware-cnc.rules)
 * 1:41946 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-IMAGE Microsoft GDI+ malformed EMF description out of bounds read attempt (file-image.rules)

2018-09-19 18:46:19 UTC

Snort Subscriber Rules Update

Date: 2018-09-19

This is the complete list of rules modified and added in the Sourcefire VRT Certified rule pack for Snort version 2990.

The format of the file is:

gid:sid <-> Default rule state <-> Message (rule group)

New Rules:


 * 1:47858 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Joomla CW Tags Searchtext SQL injection attempt (server-webapp.rules)
 * 1:47855 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-OTHER Adobe Acrobat HTML invalid pointer out-of-bounds read attempt (file-other.rules)
 * 1:47852 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-OTHER Adobe Acrobat Pro HTML invalid pointer offset out-of-bounds read attempt (file-other.rules)
 * 1:47859 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Joomla CW Tags Searchtext SQL injection attempt (server-webapp.rules)
 * 1:47856 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-IMAGE Adobe Acrobat Pro EMF file object out of bounds write attempt (file-image.rules)
 * 1:47857 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-IMAGE Adobe Acrobat Pro EMF file object out of bounds write attempt (file-image.rules)
 * 1:47854 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-OTHER Adobe Acrobat HTML invalid pointer out-of-bounds read attempt (file-other.rules)
 * 1:47853 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-OTHER Adobe Acrobat Pro HTML invalid pointer offset out-of-bounds read attempt (file-other.rules)

Modified Rules:


 * 1:43973 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-OTHER Adobe Acrobat Pro malformed EMF comment memory corruption attempt (file-other.rules)
 * 1:41946 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-IMAGE Microsoft GDI+ malformed EMF description out of bounds read attempt (file-image.rules)
 * 1:43974 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-OTHER Adobe Acrobat Pro malformed EMF comment memory corruption attempt (file-other.rules)
 * 1:47439 <-> ENABLED <-> FILE-PDF Adobe Acrobat Reader JBIG parsing out of bounds read attempt (file-pdf.rules)
 * 1:46827 <-> ENABLED <-> MALWARE-CNC Win.Trojan.Dunihi outbound connection (malware-cnc.rules)
 * 1:47438 <-> ENABLED <-> FILE-PDF Adobe Acrobat Reader JBIG parsing out of bounds read attempt (file-pdf.rules)
 * 1:41947 <-> DISABLED <-> FILE-IMAGE GDI+ malformed EMF description out of bounds read attempt (file-image.rules)