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authorToni Uhlig <matzeton@googlemail.com>2021-10-26 13:16:23 +0200
committerToni Uhlig <matzeton@googlemail.com>2021-10-26 20:15:46 +0200
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Detect invalid characters in text and set a risk. Fixes #1347.add/invalid-chars-detection-in-text
Signed-off-by: Toni Uhlig <matzeton@googlemail.com>
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UDP `DNS <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System>`_ packets cannot be fragmented. If so, this indicates a potential security risk (e.g. use DNS to carry data) or a misconfiguration.
+.. _Risk 039:
+
+NDPI_INVALID_CHARACTERS
+=======================
+The risk is set whenever a dissected protocol contains characters not allowed in that protocol field.
+For example a DNS hostname must only contain a subset of all printable characters or else this risk is set.
+Additionally, some TLS protocol fields are checked for printable characters as well.