VNC: Invalid Server Version

This protocol anomaly triggers when it detects a VNC server message that has an invalid version string. The VNC protocol defines valid VNC version syntax as RFB xxx.yyy\n. With (xxx) representing major version numbers and (yyy) representing minor version numbers; this is padded with zeros and followed by a NULL character.

Short Name
VNC:INVALID:SERVER-VERSION
Severity
Info
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
None
Category
VNC
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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