2000422

	DNS name overflow contains %
advICE :Intrusions : 2000422

FAQ

Oh my gosh, I'm being HACKED!!!

How do I report the hacker to my ISP?

I'm seeing lots of attacks, is this normal?

Summary
An attacker has sent a DNS query that includes a long system name containing a formatting character.
Details
This is may be an attempt to shutdown or break into the DNS Server. Patch or upgrade DNS server

more information

DNS: More about the DNS service.
CERT: CA-2000.20 Mulitple Denial-of-Service Problems in ISC BIND
CERT: CA-2001.02 Multiple Vulnerabilities in BIND
ISC BIND 4 contains input validation error in nslookupComplain()
BugtraqID: 2309 ISC Bind 4 nslookupComplain() Format String Vulnerability

 
Version appeared: 2.5

DNS name overflow contains %