RE: [cobalt-users] Portsentry works fine: port 111

["Steven Kidd" <skidd@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

So what is the sunrpc port actuaaly used for?

Steve

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From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Marc Gear
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 10:31 PM
To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Portsentry works fine: port 111


> >> what's so special about port 111 (this sun remot procedure call)?

As john said, its the sunrpc port and there are a while world of exploits
availiable for it.arbiet rather outdated ones.

> > looks like the anklebitters are hoping your raq will be an easy
> > target.

it is more likley that they were not specifically hoping his raq was an easy
target, rather scanning a while range of ports with 111 open, probably a
couple of class B's  Dont think you're being picked on, or special in some
way cos you got scanned on this port :)

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