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RE: [cobalt-security] Malformed response?
- Subject: RE: [cobalt-security] Malformed response?
- From: "Todd Kirk" <tkirk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 19:28:38 +1000
- List-id: Mailing list for users to address network security on Cobalt products. <cobalt-security.list.cobalt.com>
Thanks,
> Hi,
>
> >Got this today, could not find anything in the archives. What is it,
> >something to be worried about or bullocks?
> >
> >Security Violations
> >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> >Jul 17 02:00:06 named[697]: Malformed response from
> [138.238.135.85].53
> >(dn_expand failed in authority)
> >
> >
>
> A search in Google brings up the following useful info:
>
>http://www.acmebw.com/askmrdns/archive.php?category=83&question=361
>
>Glen Scott
Well ok so one got corrupted. I thought it may have been a hacking
attempt. Would a dodgy sized ping command cause the same error? Thought
I read that even a packet size that is too small could create such
errors. Anyhow probably nothing to worry about, thanks.
regards,
Todd Kirk