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rlogin login name overflow

advICE :Intrusions : 2002102
 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 attempt to break in using a buffer overflow against the login name field.

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 system.

 more information
advICE: Buffer overflows  
More about this general class of attacks, which is the root cause of many attacks on the Internet.  
rlogin exploits  
 

 parametric information
lengthThe length of the rlogin login name.
login nameThe beginning portion of the login name.

 configuration for this item
login.maxname100The maximum length of a login name.

 
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