2000611 : HTTP GET contains repeated characters

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An HTTP GET command that contains a high number of repeated characters could indicate an attacker's attempt to cause a buffer overflow.

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HTTP_repeated_character

This signature detects an HTTP GET request containing a character repeated in the argument more than pam.name.maxrepeatedchar (default 100). Such sequences could indicate an attacker's attempt to overflow a buffer.


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No remedy available as of January 2002.

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