Signature Detail
Short Name |
SHELLCODE:HEX-ASCII-HEAPS-CHAR |
|---|---|
Severity |
High |
Recommended |
Yes |
Recommended Action |
Drop |
Category |
SHELLCODE |
Keywords |
Hexadecimal encoding And Ascii Heapspray Characters Detection |
Release Date |
2014/12/15 |
Update Number |
2451 |
Supported Platforms |
idp-4.1+, isg-3.5.141421+, j-series-9.5+, mx-9.4+, srx-9.2+, srx-branch-9.4+, vsrx-12.1+ |
SHELLCODE: Hexadecimal encoding And Ascii Heapspray Characters Detection
This signature detects payloads being transferred over network that use the heapspray characters. This may be an indication of someone trying to drop malicious file content on targeted systems to achieve remote code execution.