DNS: Name Too Long Buffer Overflow
This protocol anomaly is a DNS name that exceeds 255 characters. This can cause problems for some DNS servers.
Extended Description
Any DNS datagram that contains a domain name exceeding 255 bytes in length constitutes a protocol anomaly. This condition could indicate a network configuration error, or that an attempt to inject malformed DNS datagrams into the network is being committed.
References
BugTraq: 2302
CVE: CVE-2015-0235
URL: http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1035.txt http://www.freesoft.org/CIE/RFC/1035/9.htm
Short Name
DNS:OVERFLOW:NAME-TOO-LONG
Severity
Critical
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop Packet
Category
DNS
Keywords
CVE-2001-0012 CVE-2015-0235 bid:2302
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
CVSS Score
10.0
5.0