Rule Category

BROWSER-CHROME -- Snort has detected suspicious traffic known to exploit vulnerabilities present in the Chrome browser. These rules are separate from the "browser-webkit" category; while it uses the Webkit rendering engine, there's a lot of other features to create a secondary Chrome category.

Alert Message

BROWSER-CHROME Google Chrome V8 FindSharedFunctionInfo out-of-bounds read attempt

Rule Explanation

This event is generated when an attacker attempts to exploit CVE-2017-5071. Impact: Attempted User Privilege Gain Details: This is a vulnerability in the way that Google Chrome V8 handles function objects in memory. Attackers who are able to exploit this vulnerability may be able to leak sensitive information on the system, or access objects they otherwise may not be able to. 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

Rule Groups

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CVE

Rule Vulnerability

CVE Additional Information

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CVE-2017-5071
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