Short Name |
HTTP:INVALID:INVLD-AUTH-LEN |
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Severity |
Major |
Recommended |
No |
Category |
HTTP |
Keywords |
Invalid Auth Length |
Release Date |
2004/01/23 |
Update Number |
1213 |
Supported Platforms |
di-5.3+, idp-4.0+, isg-3.0+, j-series-9.5+, mx-11.4+, srx-12.1+, srx-branch-12.1+, vmx-17.4+, vsrx-12.1+, vsrx3bsd-18.2+ |
This protocol anomaly detects an HTTP header with an authorization string containing an invalid length (a length that is not a multiple of four). Because the authorization line is encoded/decoded using base64, the length must be a multiple of four (4).
It is a protocol anomaly when an HTTP header with an authorization string has a length that is not a multiple of 4.