Port 2372LanMessenger
Port 2372 is assigned to LanMessenger, a local-area network messaging service.
- 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 4,101 · top 24%
Technical Details
what runs on :2372LanMessenger is registered on port :2372 over tcp and udp to Garrett Padera, assigned February 2008. 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 found open rarely. What's listening is often not the registered service, so check before you assume.
find what's listening on :2372
# linux
sudo ss -tulpn 'sport = :2372'
# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :2372
# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :2372nmap -sV -p T:2372 <host>
sudo nmap -sU -sV -p U:2372 <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 :2372risk score
1/ 10safe
routine exposure. this port is rarely the way in on its own — keep it patched and logged and move on.
voice and chat averages 3.5 across 160 ports — this one sits 2.5 below.
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 :2372 yet
known exploits, hardening advice, what a compromise looks like — suggest an edit if you know its exposure.
Related Ports
the 8 most looked-up other ports in voice and chat — 160 ports carry that label.
| port | service | risk | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| :9090 | Openfire Admin Console | TCP | Web Services | caution | 34.2k |
| :1513 | Garena Gaming | TCPUDP | Gaming | caution | 33.1k |
| :9091 | Openfire Admin Console (SSL) | TCPtls | Web Services | caution | 28.3k |
| :2031 | Mobrien Chat | TCPUDP | Web Services | caution | 27.7k |
| :1720 | H.323 Signaling | TCP | Network Services | caution | 26.5k |
| :6005 | Camfrog Chat | TCP | Voice and Chat | caution | 25.2k |
| :3001 | Miralix Phone Monitor | TCP | Network Services | caution | 21.7k |
| :9009 | Pichat Server | TCPUDP | Network Services | caution | 19.7k |
risk mix of the 8 listed
- caution100%
1 of 8 encrypted