SNMPTRAP: Invalid Message Format
This protocol anomaly triggers when it detects a malformed SNMP trap that does not have the proper ASN encoding.
Extended Description
An improperly encoded SNMP trap message is a protocol anomaly and could indicate that an attack has occurred. The handling software could fail to process the exception condition and crash, causing a denial of service on the SNMP server.
Short Name
SNMPTRAP:ERROR:INVALID-MSG-FMT
Severity
Major
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
None
Category
SNMPTRAP
Release Date
04/22/2003
Supported Platforms
mx-19.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-19.4
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.4
srxevo-25.4
vsrx-26.2
srx-26.2
srx-branch-26.2
vsrx3bsd-26.2
mx-12.3
srx-12.3
srx-branch-12.3
vsrx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3324
False Positive
Unknown