SID 1:1735

Rule Category

BROWSER-OTHER -- Snort has detected suspicious traffic known to exploit vulnerabilities present in an Internet browser other than Firefox, Internet Explorer, or Chrome, or which is present in multiple browsers. This rule should be enabled for systems that use any mainstream browser, to offer complete coverage. (ie, If a vulnerability affects both Chrome and Firefox, but is covered by a rule under the Chrome category, Firefox users might have Chrome coverage turned off and miss the vulnerability.)

Alert Message

BROWSER-OTHER Mozilla Netscape XMLHttpRequest local file read attempt

Rule Explanation

The XMLHttpRequest object (XMLHTTP) in Netscape 6.1 and Mozilla 0.9.7 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and list directories on a client system by opening a URL that redirects the browser to the file on the client, then reading the result using the responseText property. Impact: CVSS base score 5.0 CVSS impact score 2.9 CVSS exploitability score 10.0 confidentialityImpact NONE integrityImpact PARTIAL availabilityImpact PARTIAL Details: Ease of Attack:

What To Look For

No information provided

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Talos research team. This document was generated from data supplied by the national vulnerability database, a product of the national institute of standards and technology. For more information see [nvd].