GEN:SID 1:1440
Message MULTIMEDIA Icecast playlist redirection
Summary This event is generated when network traffic indicating the use of a
multimedia application is detected.
Impact This may be a violation of corporate policy since these applications can
be used to bypass security measures designed to restrict the flow of
corporate information to destinations external to the corporation.
Detailed Information Multimedia client applications can be used to view movies and listen to
music files. Some also include file sharing facilities. Use of these
programs may constitute a violation of company policy.

Clients may also contain vulnerabilities that can give an attacker an
attack vector for delivering Trojan horse programs and viruses.
Affected Systems All systems running multimedia applications
Attack Scenarios A user can download files from a source external to the protected
network that may contain malicious code hidden in the file giving an
attacker the opportunity to gain access to a host inside the protected
network.
Ease of Attack Simple.
Corrective Action  
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