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Short Name

VNC:OVERFLOW:AUTH-RESPONSE

Severity

High

Recommended

No

Category

VNC

Release Date

2003/04/22

Update Number

1213

Supported Platforms

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

VNC: Auth Response Overflow


This protocol anomaly is a VNC authorization response message that is too long. The VNC protocol specifies 16 as the maximum for authorization response messages.

Extended Description

Detection of an anomalous VNC authorization response could indicate an attack, or a network or configuration error.

References

  • URL: http://www.realvnc.com/docs/rfbproto.pdf
  • URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VNC
  • URL: http://www.juniper.net/security/auto/vulnerabilities/vuln2497.html

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