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Sourcefire VRT Certified Snort Rules Update
Synopsis:
The Sourcefire VRT is aware of multiple vulnerabilities affecting hosts using
the Microsoft Windows operating system.
Details:
Microsoft Security Bulletin (MS08-004):
Hosts using the Microsoft Windows operating system may be vulnerable to a
Denial of Service (DoS) attack. The problem lies in the processing of DHCP
requests provided to a host system by a server.
A shared object rule to detect attacks targeting this vulnerability is included
in this release and is identified with GID 3 and SID 13450.
Microsoft Security Bulletin (MS08-008):
A vulnerability in OLE Automation may present an attacker with the opportunity
to execute code on an affected system via a specially crafted web page.
Rules to detect attacks targeting this vulnerability are included in this
release and are identified with GID 3 and SIDs 13457 through 13460 and SID
13474.
Microsoft Security Bulletin (MS08-009):
Microsoft Word contains a vulnerability that may allow an attacker to execute
code on an affected host.
A shared object rule to detect attacks targeting this vulnerability is included
in this release and is identified with GID 3 and SID 13469.
Microsoft Security Bulletin (MS08-010):
Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a number of memory corruption
vulnerabilities that may allow a remote attacker to execute code on an affected
system.
Rules to detect attacks targeting these vulnerabilities are included in this
release and are identified with GID 3 and SIDs 13451 through 13456.
Microsoft Security Bulletin (MS08-011):
Microsoft Works File Converter contains vulnerabilities that may allow an
attacker to execute code on an affected system via a specially crafted Works
file.
Rules to detect attacks targeting this vulnerability are included in this
release and are identified with GID 3 and SIDs 13466 and 13472.
Microsoft Security Bulletin (MS08-012):
Microsoft Publisher contains two vulnerabilities that may allow a remote
attacker to execute code on an affected system via specially crafted Publisher
files.
Rules to detect attacks targeting these vulnerabilities are included in this
release and are identified with GID 3 and SIDs 13470 and 13471.
For a complete list of new and modified rules please see:
http://www.snort.org/vrt/docs/ruleset_changelogs/changes-2008-02-12.html
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