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

["John Theriault" <cabal@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marc Gear" <marcg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 6:30 AM
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 availiable for it.arbiet rather outdated ones.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 :)
>
> --
> /\/\ a R (

Good point. =)  I was trying to imply that the server was being specifically
targeted. I apologize if me message implied that.

J.