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Port 143 Details
known port assignments and vulnerabilities
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Protocol |
Service |
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| 143 |
tcp,udp |
IMAP |
IMAP (Internet Mail Access Protocol) mail server uses this port. See also port 993/tcp.
Numerous IMAP servers have buffer overflows that allow compromise during the login. Note that for awhile, there was a Linux worm (admw0rm) that would spread by compromising port 143, so a lot of scans on this port are actually from innocent people who have already been compromised. IMAP exploits became popular when Red Hat enabled the service by default on its distributions. This port is also used for IMAP2, but that version wasn't very popular. Several people have noted attacks from port 0 to port 143, which appears to be from some attack script.
MailServer.exe in NoticeWare Email Server 4.6.1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long string to IMAP port (143/tcp).
References: [CVE-2008-1713] [BID-28559] [SECUNIA-29629]
Format string vulnerability in the University of Washington (UW) c-client library, as used by the UW IMAP toolkit imap-2007d and other applications, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the initial request to the IMAP port (143/tcp). NOTE: Red Hat has disputed the vulnerability, stating "The Red Hat Security Response Team have been unable to confirm the existence of this format string vulnerability in the toolkit, and the sample published exploit is not complete or functional." CVE agrees that the exploit contains syntax errors and uses Unix-only include files while invoking Windows functions.
References: [CVE-2009-0671] [BID-33795]
ADM trojan also uses this port (TCP). |
SG |
| 143 |
tcp,udp |
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Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) - used for retrieving, organizing, and synchronizing e-mail messages (official) |
Wikipedia |
| 143 |
tcp |
trojan |
ADM worm |
Trojans |
| 143 |
tcp,udp |
imap |
Internet Message Access Protocol |
IANA |
| 143 |
tcp,udp |
applications |
Imap |
Portforward |
| 143 |
tcp,udp |
imap |
Interim Mail Access Protocol v2 |
Nmap |
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Related ports: 25 110 993 8143
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External Resources
SANS Internet Storm Center: port 143
tantalo.net port assignments: port 143
GRC: port 143
Notes:
Well Known Ports: 0 through 1023.
Registered Ports: 1024 through 49151.
Dynamic/Private : 49152 through 65535.
TCP ports use the Transmission Control Protocol. TCP is the most commonly used protocol
on the Internet and any TCP/IP network. Whereas the IP protocol deals only with packets, TCP enables two hosts
to establish a connection and exchange streams of data. TCP guarantees delivery of data
and that packets will be delivered in the same order in which they were sent.
Guaranteed communication/delivery is the key difference between TCP and UDP.
UDP ports use the Datagram Protocol, a communications protocol for the Internet network,
transport, and session layers. Like TCP (Transmission Control Protocol),
UDP is used with IP (the Internet Protocol) and makes possible the transmission of datagrams
from one computer to applications on another computer, but unlike TCP, UDP is connectionless
and does not guarantee reliable communication; it's up to the application that received
the message to process any errors and verify correct delivery. UDP is often used with time-sensitive
applications, such as audio/video streaming, where dropping some packets is preferable to waiting for delayed data.
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