YMSG: Mail Subject Overflow

This protocol anomaly is a Yahoo! Messenger email subject that exceeds the user-defined maximum. A Yahoo! Messenger server sends an email subject as part of a new email alert message. The default number of bytes in an Yahoo! Messenger email subject is 128. You can change this setting in the Sensor Settings Rulebase > Protocol Thresholds and Configuration > Yahoo! Messenger > E-mail subject length.

Short Name
CHAT:AUDIT:YMSG:MAIL-SUBJECT
Severity
Info
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
None
Category
CHAT
Release Date
04/22/2003
Supported Platforms

srx-branch-12.3

srx-19.3

srx-branch-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.2

srx-branch-19.4

vsrx-19.4

mx-12.3

mx-19.4

vmx-19.4

mx-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.4

srx-19.4

vsrx-12.3

vmx-19.3

vsrx-19.2

srx-12.3

Sigpack Version
3324
False Positive
Unknown

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