SNMP: Encoding Non-zero Length For NULL

This protocol anomaly triggers when it detects a SNMP message with a non-zero length for a NULL value.

Extended Description

Finding protocol anomalies in SNMP traffic could indicate a network configuration error, or that an attacker is injecting malformed SNMP datagrams into the network.

References

URL: http://www.freesoft.org/CIE/Topics/108.htm

Short Name

SNMP:ENCODING:NZLEN-FOR-NULL

Severity

Minor

Recommended

False

Recommended Action

None

SNMP: Encoding Non-zero Length For NULL

Extended Description

References

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