Port 12012Vipera Messaging Service
Port 12012 is assigned to the Vipera Messaging Service on TCP and UDP.
- transport
- tcp · udp
- in transit
- cleartext
- assignment
- official
- risk
- 1/10
- lookups
- 0
2 transports registered
payload readable on path
registered with iana
safe
rank 993 of 6,290 · top 16%
2 other services are registered on port 12012. compare all 3 →
Technical Details
what runs on :12012Vipera Messaging Service is registered on port :12012 over tcp and udp to Silvano Maffeis 2, assigned August 2005. We don't have a technical write-up for it beyond the IANA registry entry.
In nmap's internet-wide scan data this port is never observed open, so if it's open on your network it's more likely a custom or misconfigured service than the registered one.
find what's listening on :12012
# linux
sudo ss -tulpn 'sport = :12012'
# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :12012
# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :12012nmap -sV -p T:12012 <host>
sudo nmap -sU -sV -p U:12012 <host>run it? the handshake, the implementations you meet in the wild and the flags that matter come from the engineers who do.
add technical detailsSecurity Information
exposure of :12012risk score
1/ 10safe
routine exposure. this port is rarely the way in on its own — keep it patched and logged and move on.
in transit
cleartext
credentials and payloads are readable by anyone on path
assignment
official
registered with iana for this service — scanners fingerprint it by number
reachable over
tcp · udp
udp is connectionless — source addresses are trivially spoofed and it is a reflection favourite
security overview
no security notes recorded for :12012 yet
known exploits, hardening advice, what a compromise looks like — suggest an edit if you know its exposure.
Related Ports
ports registered around :12012, by lookups.
| port | service | risk | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| :12012 | Audition Online Korea Status Check | TCPUDP | Gaming | caution | 17.9k |
| :12013 | Audition Korea Server | TCPUDP | Streaming | caution | 14.5k |
| :12012 | Axence nVision | TCP | Security | caution | 8.8k |
| :12011 | Axence nVision | TCP | Security | caution | 8.3k |
| :12035 | Second Life Viewer | UDP | Gaming | caution | 8.0k |
| :12010 | ElevateDB | TCP | Databases | caution | 6.3k |
| :12000 | IBM Enterprise Extender SNA XID Exchange | TCPUDP | Network Services | safe | 0 |
| :11967 | SysInfo Service Protocol | TCPUDP | System | safe | 0 |
risk mix of the 8 listed
- safe25%
- caution75%
0 of 8 encrypted