FTP file name overflow
advICE :Intrusions : 2001309

Summary

Buffer overflow attempt.

Details

A very long user name, password, or file name often signals an intentional effort to overflow a buffer on a server. By constructing the data in a particular way, the intruder may be able to execute his own code on the attacked sy.

parametric information length The length of the file name; if it is longer than a few hundred characters, then it may be a buffer overflow attempt. filename The initial portion of the filename. In a buffer overflow attempt, the initial part of the file name is useful for determining which subsystem is being compromised.

configuration for this item file.maxname 200 The maximum length of a file name.

 
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