Heartbleed OpenSSL Vulnerability

You can use the following custom IPS signature to detect and block the recently disclosed OpenSSL "Heartbleed" vulnerability.

F-SBID( --name "OpenSSL.TLS.Heartbeat.Information.Disclosure"; --protocol tcp;  --flow from_client; --service SSL; --pattern "|18|"; --context packet; --within 1,context; --byte_test 2,>,255,2,relative; )

More information about the vulnerability can be found here:
http://heartbleed.com/