HTTP: Accept Encoding Overflow
This anomaly triggers when a suspiciously long Accept-Encoding header is detected. The maximum length of this header, specified in the Sensor Setting Rulebase, can be configured in the Sensor Settings of the policy.
References
URL: http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec14.html#sec14.3
Short Name
HTTP:OVERFLOW:ACCEPT-ENCODING
Severity
Minor
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
None
Category
HTTP
Release Date
02/12/2004
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