| VID |
23061 |
| Severity |
20 |
| Port |
4000 |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
P2P |
| Detailed Description |
A MLdonkey telnet interface has been detected as running on the system. This interface is used to provide other clients with a connection point on TCP port 4000.
MLdonkey is a peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing program used to share audio, video, and other media files, and is running on Linux/Unix, Windows and MacOS. MLdonkey runs as a daemon on the computer. It can be controlled using several interfaces, such as telnet (4000/tcp), http service (4080/tcp).
* References:
http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/mldonkey/
* Platforms Affected:
Microsoft Windows Any version
Linux Any version
Unix Any version
MacOS Any version
MLdonkey Any version |
| Recommendation |
If P2P file sharing is not allowed at your organization, uninstall the MLdonkey program. |
| Related URL |
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| Related URL |
(SecurityFocus) |
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