RE: Port Zero
"Jim Harrison (ISA)" <[email protected]>
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This is correct. Netstat is showing you that those listeners are waiting to accept traffic from (Foreign address) any IP (0.0.0.0) and any port (:0). Jim Harrison Security Business Unit (ISA SE) "When you come to a fork in the road, take it." --Yogi Berra -----Original Message----- From: Wimpie du Plessis [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 11:59 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: RE: Port Zero Hi, I would think that it is cause it is listening and therefore it wont know the foreign address source port, thats why it is set to zero, it will accept any src port coming into that listening port. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2005 6:14 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Port Zero Active Connections Proto Local Address Foreign Address State TCP 0.0.0.0:135 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 0.0.0.0:445 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 0.0.0.0:1025 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 0.0.0.0:1028 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 0.0.0.0:1054 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 0.0.0.0:1307 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 0.0.0.0:1344 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 0.0.0.0:1445 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 0.0.0.0:1447 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 0.0.0.0:1452 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 0.0.0.0:1453 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 0.0.0.0:1455 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 0.0.0.0:1460 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 0.0.0.0:1465 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 0.0.0.0:1466 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 0.0.0.0:1469 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 0.0.0.0:1491 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 0.0.0.0:1496 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 0.0.0.0:1498 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 0.0.0.0:1507 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING Above is the output of netstat -an |more Guys / Gals Do you know what means port zero in Windoze Platform ? I know the answer but jst wanted to know anyone has a better explaination. In Unix Family port zero is used for socket programming but not the same in Windoze family. I have asked this question in many programs of mine in CEH - Certfied Ethical Hacking but still awaiting for answers. Lemme see if can get some answers for this post!!!! Ciao Baba CEO Appsec