Rule 17494

["Jefferson, Shawn" <Shawn.Jefferson () bcferries com>]

Anyone else notice this rule, 17494 triggering a lot today?  Or is it just me... it's an old vulnerability from 2006.

alert tcp $HOME_NET any -> $EXTERNAL_NET $HTTP_PORTS (msg:"WEB-CLIENT Microsoft Internet Explorer Long URL Buffer 
Overflow attempt"; flow:established,to_server; urilen:>260; content:"GET"; http_method; content:"HTTP|2F|1|2E|1|0D 
0A|"; metadata:service http; reference:bugtraq,19667; reference:cve,2006-3869; classtype:attempted-user; sid:17494; 
rev:1;)

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