LARTC - Mar 2003 - port 6000

Hi everyone..!!

Im sorry to take your time to read my email here,
maybe this is not the right posting.

I just wanna ask is it ok if i leave port 6000 in my
linux box open, I know that this port is open using
nmapfe. I mean is there any vulnerabilities on port
6000

ok that''s all

Thank''s 



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> I just wanna ask is it ok if i leave port 6000 in my
> linux box open, I know that this port is open using
> nmapfe. I mean is there any vulnerabilities on port
> 6000
A vulnerability is some kind og bug in the software that listens on a
port. So you can not say that the port itself has a vulnerability. Only
the software that listens to it.

It depeneds on what software you are using ?

Regards,
Jesper




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