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New buffer overflow tactic?

Spotted in my logs..

12.221.111.178 - - [27/Jul/2003:13:15:41 -0700] "HEAD /logs/access_log?hellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohello hellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohello hellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohello hellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohello hellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohello hellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohello HTTP/1.0" 404 0 "-" "-" 12.221.111.178 - - [27/Jul/2003:13:15:41 -0700] "HEAD /logs/active/access_log?hellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohello hellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohello hellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohello hellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohello hellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohello hellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohello HTTP/1.0" 404 0 "-" "-" 12.221.111.178 - - [27/Jul/2003:13:15:41 -0700] "HEAD /access_log?hellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohello hellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohello hellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohello hellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohello hellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohello hellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohellohello HTTP/1.0" 404 0 "-" "-"

Comments

I get the exact same thing, with the exact same IP address.

Wow, what the hell is that?.....I'll have to peek in my logs....

I think they're just friendly.

I noticed the same thing a few days ago... can't recall if it's the same IP.

Friendly...heheheh.

Saw this on CNN tonight: http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/07/31/internet.atttack/index.html and wonder if this wasn't an attempt at the same type of attack...