SID 1-52341

Rule Category

BROWSER-WEBKIT -- Snort has detected traffic known to exploit vulnerabilities present in the Webkit browser engine (aside from Chrome) this includes Apple’s Safari, RIM’s mobile browser, Nokia, KDE, Webkit itself, and Palm. Attacks often insert code via exploits, cause webkit renderings in the browser to crash, or otherwise create chaos or exploit for entrance.

Alert Message

BROWSER-WEBKIT Apple Safari WebKit out-of-bounds read attempt

Rule Explanation

This event is generated when an attacker attempts to exploit CVE-2019-8689. Impact: Attempted User Privilege Gain Details: Safari Webkit is vulnerable to an out-of-bounds read in the ArgumentsEliminationPhase::transform function. An attacker who abuses this may be able to access memory they otherwise would not be allowed to access. This exploit may be used in an attempt to compromise a victim machine. Ease of Attack:

What To Look For

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Known Usage

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False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group