Rule Category

SERVER-WEBAPP -- Snort has detected traffic exploiting vulnerabilities in web based applications on servers.

Alert Message

SERVER-WEBAPP PHP php_strip_tags_ex function out-of-bounds read attempt

Rule Explanation

This rule looks for PHP code pattern that attempt to exploit a buffer over read bug, which can be used to leak sensitive information or cause PHP to crash.

What To Look For

This rule alerts when PHP code used to exploit CVE-2020-7059 is detected.

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group

Rule Groups

No rule groups

CVE

Additional Links

Rule Vulnerability

Buffer Overflow

Buffer Overflows occur when a memory location is filled past its expected boundaries. Computer attackers target systems without proper terminating conditions on buffers, which then write the additional information in other locations in memory, overwriting what is there. This could corrupt the data, making the system behave erratically or crash. The new information could include malicious executable code, which might be executed.

CVE Additional Information

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CVE-2020-7059
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MITRE ATT&CK Framework

Tactic: Impact

Technique: Network Denial of Service

For reference, see the MITRE ATT&CK vulnerability types here: https://attack.mitre.org