[Mimedefang] Possible Attack?

Albert E. Whale aewhale at ABS-CompTech.com
Wed May 1 16:23:02 EDT 2002


Are these messages valid?

Apr 28 17:24:17 access sendmail[30994]: g3SLOGXl030987: Truncated MIME
Content-Type header due to field size (length = 44) (possible attack)

or

Apr 29 20:26:29 access sendmail[26667]: g3U0Q4Xl026640: Truncated MIME
Content-Type header due to field size (length = 248) (possible attack)

While 44 seems a little small for an attack, I can certainly understand
248 being construed as an attack.

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Albert E. Whale - CISSP
http://www.abs-comptech.com
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ABS Computer Technology, Inc. - ESM, Computer & Networking Specialists
Sr. Security, Network, and Systems Consultant





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