Snort Subscriber Rules Update 2016-12-13

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Talos Snort Subscriber Rules Update

Synopsis:
Talos is aware of vulnerabilities affecting products from Microsoft
Corporation.

Details:
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-144:
Microsoft Internet Explorer suffers from programming errors that may
lead to remote code execution.

Rules to detect attacks targeting these vulnerabilities are included in
this release and are identified with GID 1, SIDs 40940 through 40941,
40969 through 40970, 40975 through 40976, 40986 through 40989, and
40992 through 40993.

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-145:
Microsoft Edge suffers from programming errors that may lead to remote
code execution.

Previously released rules will detect attacks targeting these
vulnerabilities and have been updated with the appropriate reference
information. They are also included in this release and are identified
with GID 1, SIDs 36452 and 39242 through 39243.

New rules to detect attacks targeting these vulnerabilities are also
included in this release and are identified with GID 1, SIDs 40946,
40949 through 40950, 40969 through 40976, and 40986 through 40987.

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-146:
A coding deficiency exists in Microsoft Graphics Component that may
lead to remote code execution.

Rules to detect attacks targeting these vulnerabilities are included in
this release and are identified with GID 1, SIDs 40967 through 40968
and 40982 through 40983.

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-147:
A coding deficiency exists in Microsoft Uniscribe that may lead to
remote code execution.

Rules to detect attacks targeting these vulnerabilities are included in
this release and are identified with GID 1, SIDs 40942 through 40943.

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-148:
A coding deficiency exists in Microsoft Office that may lead to remote
code execution.

Rules to detect attacks targeting these vulnerabilities are included in
this release and are identified with GID 1, SIDs 40938 through 40939,
40944 through 40945, 40951 through 40952, 40957 through 40966, and
40977 through 40978.

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-149:
A coding deficiency exists in Microsoft Windows that may lead to an
escalation of privilege.

Rules to detect attacks targeting these vulnerabilities are included in
this release and are identified with GID 1, SIDs 40953 through 40956
and 40984 through 40985.

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-151:
A coding deficiency exists in a Microsoft Kernel-Mode driver that may
lead to an escalation of privilege.

Rules to detect attacks targeting these vulnerabilities are included in
this release and are identified with GID 1, SIDs 40947 through 40948
and 40990.

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-153:
A coding deficiency exists in Microsoft Common Log File System Driver
that may lead to information disclosure.

Rules to detect attacks targeting these vulnerabilities are included in
this release and are identified with GID 1, SIDs 40936 through 40937.

Talos has also added and modified multiple rules in the browser-ie,
file-executable, file-identify, file-office, file-other, file-pdf and
os-windows rule sets to provide coverage for emerging threats from
these technologies.


For a complete list of new and modified rules please see:

https://www.snort.org/advisories
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