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Short Name

CHAT:AUDIT:YMSG:OFLOW-PASSWD

Severity

Info

Recommended

No

Category

CHAT

Release Date

2003/04/22

Update Number

1213

Supported Platforms

di-5.3+, idp-4.0+, isg-3.0+, j-series-9.5+, mx-9.4+, srx-9.2+, srx-branch-9.4+, vsrx-12.1+

YMSG: Crypted Password Overflow


This protocol anomaly is a Yahoo! Messenger encrypted password that exceeds the user-defined maximum. The Yahoo! Messenger client sends an encrypted password to the server as part of the authentication process. The default number of bytes in an Yahoo! Messenger encrypted password is 1024. You can change this setting in the Sensor Settings Rulebase>Protocol Thresholds and Configuration>Yahoo! Messenger>Crypt length.

Extended Description

None

References

  • URL: http://libyahoo2.sourceforge.net/ymsg-9.txt
  • URL: http://www.venkydude.com/articles/yahoo.htm

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