Re: snort mixes multiple (unrelated) payloads into one alert

[Jason Haar <Jason.Haar () trimble co nz>]

Jason wrote:
> The problem is packet loss. A single buffer is used for reassembly. If
> you are missing packets when reassembly is done then the old data is
> still in the gaps...
>   
Does this mean snort can INCORRECTLY trigger an alert based on this
"corrupt" data, or does it mean that some part of the recorded stream
*besides* the bit that triggered the alert is corrupt? If the latter,
then I for one would rather it be NULLed, as I certainly get a bit
confused when it happens at the moment (i.e. this is a "me too" as well)

Hope that makes sense.

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Cheers

Jason Haar
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