SID 1:34195

Rule Category

BROWSER-IE -- Snort has detected traffic known to exploit vulnerabilities present in the Internet Explorer browser, or products that have the Trident or Tasman engines.

Alert Message

BROWSER-IE Microsoft Internet Explorer CSVGMarkerElement use after free attempt

Rule Explanation

This event is generated when an attempt to issue an HTTP request using an IP address in the Host: header is detected. Impact: Potential Corporate Privacy Violation Details: Ease of Attack:

What To Look For

This event is generated when an attempt to issue an HTTP request using an IP address in the Host: header is detected.

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group

Rule Groups

MITRE::ATT&CK Framework::Enterprise::Initial Access::Drive-by Compromise

MITRE::ATT&CK Framework::Enterprise::Execution::User Execution::Malicious File

An adversary may rely upon a user opening a malicious file in order to gain execution. Users may be subjected to social engineering to get them to open a file that will lead to code execution. This user action will typically be observed as follow-on behavior from Spearphishing Attachment. Adversaries may use several types of files that require a user to execute them, including .doc, .pdf, .xls, .rtf, .scr, .exe, .lnk, .pif, and .cpl.

CVE

CVE-2015-1668

Additional Links

technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/MS15-032

Rule Vulnerability

Authentication Bypass

An Authentication Bypass occurs when there is a way to avoid providing user credentials to a system before performing restricted operations on said system.

CVE Additional Information

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CVE-2015-1668

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MITRE ATT&CK Framework

Tactic: Discovery

Technique: System Information Discovery

For reference, see the MITRE ATT&CK vulnerability types here: https://attack.mitre.org