SNMPTRAP: Invalid Gauge Length

This protocol anomaly is an SNMP trap with a Gauge object length of 0 or larger than 4.

Extended Description

This signature detects an SNMP TRAP packet with Gage that has an invalid length. Receiving such a packet could indicate an attempted attack on a system. The impact of this flaw depends on how a vulnerable SNMP implementation handles such malformed packets.

Short Name
SNMPTRAP:ENCODING:GAUGE-TOO-BIG
Severity
Critical
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
None
Category
SNMPTRAP
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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