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Short Name

DNS:INFO:TYPE-AXFR

Severity

Minor

Recommended

No

Category

DNS

Release Date

2003/08/27

Update Number

1213

Supported Platforms

di-5.3+, idp-4.0+, isg-3.1.134269+, j-series-9.5+, mx-11.4+, srx-12.1+, srx-branch-12.1+, vmx-17.4+, vsrx-12.1+, vsrx3bsd-18.2+

DNS: Zone Transfer


This protocol anomaly is a zone transfer attempt. This may indicate an attempt to obtain information about an entire domain.

Extended Description

A remote attacker could craft a DNS zone transfer request to gain sensitive information on a server, or cause a denial of service condition to a DNS server.

References

  • URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNS_zone_transfer
  • URL: http://www.zytrax.com/books/dns/ch13/

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