IPV6: Hopby Dst Unkn Opt Type

This protocol anomaly triggers if Unknown Option value in Hop by Hop-by-Hop/Destination extension header is 0x1f.This indicates a potential covert channel creation.

Short Name
IPV6:HOPBY-DST-UNKN-OPT-TYPE
Severity
Major
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
IPV6
Release Date
09/16/2019
Supported Platforms

srx-branch-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.2

srx-19.4

vsrx3bsd-19.4

srx-branch-19.4

vsrx-19.4

vsrx-19.2

srx-19.3

Sigpack Version
3324
False Positive
Unknown

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