full-disclosure - TCP Port 42 port scans? What the heck over...

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <200412131152.28955.danielf@supportteam.net>
From: danielf at supportteam.net (Daniel F. Chief Security Engineer -)
Subject: TCP Port 42 port scans?  What the heck over...

Port 42 is the WINS port, and if im not mistaken last week or the week before 
that an exploit was released for it, thats probably your culprit for the 
increased port 42 traffic levels.  

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/890710

On Monday 13 December 2004 07:46, James Lay wrote:
> Here they be.  ODD.  Anyone else seeing this?
>
> Dec 13 06:41:49 gateway kernel: Web netrecall drops:IN=br0 OUT=br0
> PHYSIN=eth1 PHYSOUT=eth0 SRC=131.252.116.141 DST=10.1.19.1 LEN=40 TOS=0x00
> PREC=0x00 TTL=116 ID=57370 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=6000 DPT=42 WINDOW=65535
> RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0
> Dec 13 06:41:49 gateway kernel: Web1 drops:IN=br0 OUT=br0 PHYSIN=eth1
> PHYSOUT=eth0 SRC=131.252.116.141 DST=10.1.18.1 LEN=40 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00
> TTL=116 ID=57370 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=6000 DPT=42 WINDOW=65535 RES=0x00 SYN
> URGP=0
> Dec 13 06:41:49 gateway kernel: Web netrecall drops:IN=br0 OUT=br0
> PHYSIN=eth1 PHYSOUT=eth0 SRC=131.252.116.141 DST=10.1.19.4 LEN=40 TOS=0x00
> PREC=0x00 TTL=116 ID=57370 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=6000 DPT=42 WINDOW=65535
> RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0
> Dec 13 06:41:49 workbox kernel: IN=eth0 OUT=
> MAC=00:60:97:a5:76:36:00:10:7b:90:bc:30:08:00 SRC=131.252.116.141
> DST=10.1.200.10 LEN=40 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=116 ID=57370 DF PROTO=TCP
> SPT=6000 DPT=42 WINDOW=65535 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0
> Dec 13 06:41:49 gateway kernel: Web netrecall drops:IN=br0 OUT=br0
> PHYSIN=eth1 PHYSOUT=eth0 SRC=131.252.116.141 DST=10.1.19.7 LEN=40 TOS=0x00
> PREC=0x00 TTL=116 ID=57370 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=6000 DPT=42 WINDOW=65535
> RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0
> Dec 13 06:41:49 gateway kernel: X12 drops:IN=br0 OUT=br0 PHYSIN=eth1
> PHYSOUT=eth0 SRC=131.252.116.141 DST=10.1.20.14 LEN=40 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00
> TTL=116 ID=57370 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=6000 DPT=42 WINDOW=65535 RES=0x00 SYN
> URGP=0
> Dec 13 06:41:49 gateway kernel: Web netrecall drops:IN=br0 OUT=br0
> PHYSIN=eth1 PHYSOUT=eth0 SRC=131.252.116.141 DST=10.1.19.2 LEN=40 TOS=0x00
> PREC=0x00 TTL=116 ID=57370 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=6000 DPT=42 WINDOW=65535
> RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0
> Dec 13 06:41:49 gateway kernel: Htpedi drops:IN=br0 OUT=br0 PHYSIN=eth1
> PHYSOUT=eth0 SRC=131.252.116.141 DST=10.1.20.17 LEN=40 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00
> TTL=116 ID=57370 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=6000 DPT=42 WINDOW=65535 RES=0x00 SYN
> URGP=0
> Dec 13 06:41:49 gateway kernel: Edirecall drops:IN=br0 OUT=br0 PHYSIN=eth1
> PHYSOUT=eth0 SRC=131.252.116.141 DST=10.1.20.12 LEN=40 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00
> TTL=116 ID=57370 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=6000 DPT=42 WINDOW=65535 RES=0x00 SYN
> URGP=0
>
>
>
> James Lay
> Network Manager/Security Officer
> AmeriBen Solutions/IEC Group
> Deo Gloria!!!
>
> _______________________________________________
> Full-Disclosure - We believe in it.
> Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html

-- 
"Unix IS user-friendly. It's just picky about who its friends are."
_,.-:*"``'*:-.,_,.-:*"``'*:-.,_,.-:*"``'*:-.,_,.-:*"``'*:-.,_,.-:*"``'*:-.,_
Daniel Fairchild - Chief Security Officer | danielf@...portteam.net
C I Host. 1851 Central Drive Suite 110. Bedford, TX 76021
T. 888.868.9931 ext 7103
F. 888.241.2294
http://www.cihost.com
-------------------------------------------
Privileged/Confidential Information may be contained in this message.  If
you are not the addressee indicated in this message (or responsible for
delivery of the message to such person), you may not copy or deliver this
message to anyone.  In such case, you should destroy this message and kindly
notify the sender by reply email.  Please advise immediately if you or your
employer do not consent to Internet email for messages of this kind.
Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not
relate to the official business of my firm shall be understood as neither
given nor endorsed by it.