HTTP: Ambiguous Content Length
This protocol anomaly is an HTTP request that has a Content-Length and Transfer-Encoding header. RFC-2616#4.4 specifies that only one of these two headers should be used in an HTTP request.
Extended Description
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would overflow a buffer in vulnerable applications. An attacker could deny services to legitimate users or execute malicious code using system privileges.
References
URL: http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec4.html#sec4.4
Short Name
HTTP:EXPLOIT:AMBIG-CONTENT-LEN
Severity
Warning
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
None
Category
HTTP
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
3577
False Positive
Occasionally