SID 1:17410

Rule Category

OS-WINDOWS -- Snort has detected traffic targeting vulnerabilities in a Windows-based operating system. This does not include browser traffic or other software on the OS, but attacks against the OS itself.

Alert Message

OS-WINDOWS Generic HyperLink buffer overflow attempt

Rule Explanation

This rule looks for a URI in excess of 1450 bytes in length.

What To Look For

This rule looks for a buffer overflow exploit attempt where the URI in a HTTP request is excessively long.

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group