NETBIOS NS: Pointer Outside of Message
This protocol anomaly detects a pointer offset in the second level encoding of a Netbios name that exceeds the message length (the pointer is pointing out of the message).
Extended Description
A pointer offset in the second level encoded NetBIOS name that points outside of a message is considered a protocol anomaly.
References
Short Name
NETBIOS:NBNS:INVALID:PTR
Severity
Major
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
None
Category
NETBIOS
Release Date
01/30/2004
Supported Platforms
mx-19.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-19.4
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.4
srxevo-25.4
vsrx-26.2
srx-26.2
srx-branch-26.2
vsrx3bsd-26.2
mx-12.3
srx-12.3
srx-branch-12.3
vsrx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3324
False Positive
Unknown