154 rtsp alternate port tcp/8554 detection Enumeration 2004/09/06 Marc Ruef marc dot ruef at computec dot ch http://www.computec.ch computec.ch Marc Ruef marc dot ruef at computec dot ch http://www.computec.ch computec.ch 2004/11/13 1.1 Corrected the plugin structure and added the accuracy values in 1.1 tcp 8554 open|sleep|send \n|sleep|close|pattern_exists RTSP/ 90 See also ATK plugin 153 for starting an attack on the port 554. Real time stream server Other solutions Configuration The remote host is running a Real Time stream server on the alternate port tcp/8554. These are using the Real Time Stream Control Protocol (rtsp). An attacker may use this information to start further enumeration or attacks. The server should be deactivated or de-installed if not necessary. Try to prevent unwanted connection attempts by filtering traffic with firewalling. Approx. 30 minutes Maybe Yes Yes Low 6 7 3 5 Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions, Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray and George Kurtz, February 25, 2003, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, ISBN 0072227427 http://www.normos.org/rfc/rfc2326.txt