2000423

	DNS name overflow very long
advICE :Intrusions : 2000423

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 include a very long system name.
Details
DNS name longer than 900 bytes, which could 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 buffer overflow in nslookupComplain()
BugtraqID: 2307 ISC Bind 4 nslookupComplain() Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

 
Version appeared: 2.5

DNS name overflow very long