POP3: Content-type Name Too Long

This protocol anomaly is a mime header content-type with a name length that is longer than the defined value. The default value is 128.

Extended Description

Messages with a long MIME Content-Type header are somewhat anomalous. Receiving such a message could indicate that an attacker is attempting to exploit a vulnerability in a MIME handler, such as a buffer overflow. The impact would depend on how a MIME parser handles such a message.

References

URL: http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1939.html

Short Name

POP3:OVERFLOW:CONTENT_NAME

Severity

Major

Recommended

False

Recommended Action

None

POP3: Content-type Name Too Long

Extended Description

References

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