Scan of TCP 552-554

From: Bill McCarty (bmccarty@pt-net.net)
Date: Thu Jul 24 2003 - 00:08:21 PDT

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    Hi all,
    
    A scan of TCP 552-554 just passed through my class C network. The scanner 
    expressed some interest in one host listening on TCP 554 and so is pretty 
    clearly looking for RTSP servers. As it happens, the responding server is a 
    honeypot running Windows 2003. The scanner didn't seem to send an attack; 
    apparently, it was merely a probe.
    
    What might it be looking for on TCP 552-553 and, more particularly, why 
    might a scanner interested in RTSP also scan those ports? The ports are 
    registered for use by deviceshare and PIRP (Public Information Retrieval 
    Protocol). But, I don't suspect that the scanner is interested in those 
    services, since they don't seem to be associated with RTSP. Could the 
    scanner simply be comparing the response for port 554 with those for the 
    other ports, in order to assess possible firewall rules?
    
    Thanks for your thoughts!
    
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