SID 1:51485

Rule Category

SERVER-OTHER -- Snort has detected traffic exploiting vulnerabilities in a server in the network.

Alert Message

SERVER-OTHER Squid proxy DNS CNAME record response denial of service attempt

Rule Explanation

This event is generated when an attacker attempts to exploit a denial of service vulnerability in Squid proxy DNS CNAME record Impact: Disruption of service Details: Denial of service in DNS reply containing a CNAME record that references another CNAME record that contains an empty A record. Ease of Attack: Medium

What To Look For

No information provided

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group