Re: Query on the format of 'icode' and 'itype' options

["Justin Heath" <justin.heath () gmail com>]

Suresh,

This syntax is technically invalid. The range portion of your
construct is going to be ignored using this syntax. For example,
itype:> x <> y will be evaluated as itype:> x.


Thanks,
Justin Heath

On 4/4/07, Suresh Kumar J <suresh.kumar.j () gmail com> wrote:
> I wanted to hear from the Snort developers/experts about the validity
> of the following usages of 'itype' and 'icode' constructs. These
> options are accepted by the Snort 2.6 tool, but am not sure if they
> make any sense:
> itype:> x <> y
> itype:< x <> y
> itype:> x > y
> itype:< x < y
>
> --Suresh
>
> On 4/4/07, Joel Esler <joel.esler () sourcefire com> wrote:
> > When in doubt, test it out!
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Apr 04, 2007 at 12:38:20PM +0530, it looks like Suresh Kumar J sent me:
> > > Just to clarify, I have used '41' and '80' just as an example. My
> > > question was on the syntax of the 'itype' and 'icode' constructs...
> > >
> > >
> > > On 4/4/07, Suresh Kumar J <suresh.kumar.j () gmail com> wrote:
> > > > Hi!
> > > >
> > > > I have a question on the format of the 'icode' and 'itype' options
> > > > since it seems to cause confusion.
> > > >
> > > > Below is the format of the 'itype' and 'icode' options as defined in v2.6.x:
> > > > itype: [<|>]<number>[<><number>];
> > > > icode: [<|>]<number>[<><number>];
> > > >
> > > > With this format, I know that the following options are valid:
> > > > (itype:<41;)
> > > > (itype:>80;)
> > > > (itype:41<>80;)
> > > >
> > > > I wanted to know whether or not the following options are valid and
> > > > really make sense:
> > > > (itype:>41<80)
> > > > (itype:>41<>80)
> > > > (itype:<41<>80)
> > > > (itype:>41>80)
> > > > (itype:<41<80)
> > > >
> > > > Appreciate your inputs.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Thanks and Regards,
> > > > Suresh Kumar J
> > >
> > >
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> > > Thanks and Regards,
> > > Suresh Kumar J
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