SMB: Malformed Message

This protocol anomaly detects malformed SMB message in which the wcount field is larger than the message size or other inconsistent lengths in the SMB.

Extended Description

A NetBIOS IP packet containing a WCT (word count) field greater than the total datagram size could indicate a network configuration error, or that an attack involving the injection of malformed NetBIOS datagrams is underway.

Short Name
SMB:ERROR:MAL-MSG
Severity
Major
Recommended
True
Recommended Action
Ignore
Category
SMB
Keywords
CVE-2002-1318 CVE-2017-0016
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
3324
False Positive
Unknown
CVSS Score

7.1

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