SMB: Invalid Calling Name Length

This protocol anomaly is an invalid calling name length in the NETBIOS header that encapsulates an SMB. NETBIOS names are 16 bytes and can encode to a maximum of 34 bytes.

Extended Description

The detection of this anomaly could indicate a configuration error or an attacker is attempting to inject malformed packets into the network.

Short Name
SMB:NETBIOS:INV-CGNAME-LEN
Severity
Major
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
None
Category
SMB
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

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