Port 25955Bitfighter master server

UDP service used by Bitfighter clients and game servers for multiplayer server discovery.

transport
udp

single transport

in transit
cleartext

payload readable on path

assignment
official

registered with iana

risk
2/10

safe

lookups
0

rank 993 of 6,478 · top 15%

also known as bf-master

Technical Details

what runs on :25955

The IANA assignment identifies UDP port 25955 as the Bitfighter master server. It supports Bitfighter multiplayer server discovery: game servers make themselves known to the master service, and clients use it to find available servers. UDP is datagram-based, so there is no TCP connection or stream handshake; the service uses Bitfighter-specific messages. The registry does not specify packet formats, encryption, or companion game-server ports, so those details depend on the Bitfighter implementation and configuration.

Security Information

exposure of :25955

risk score

2/ 10safe

routine exposure. this port is rarely the way in on its own — keep it patched and logged and move on.

gaming averages 3.4 across 165 ports — this one sits 1.4 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

udp

udp is connectionless — source addresses are trivially spoofed and it is a reflection favourite

security overview

A public master server is intended to be reachable by game clients and servers, and its discovery function can reveal listed game servers. It is not a remote-administration service; expose it only when operating Bitfighter infrastructure, and keep the game software current. There is no basis here to claim a specific exploitable vulnerability or amplification behavior.

the 8 most looked-up other ports in gaming — 165 ports carry that label.

risk mix of the 8 listed

  • caution100%

0 of 8 encrypted