Port 6110HP Softbench CM

Port 6110 is designated for HP Softbench Configuration Management (SoftCM), a component of Hewlett-Packard's Softbench integrated development environment. It facilitates communication and operations related to configuration management processes during software development, enabling version control and collaborative work for development teams..

transport
tcp · udp

2 transports registered

in transit
cleartext

payload readable on path

assignment
official

registered with iana

risk
4/10

caution

lookups
5,682

rank 862 of 993 · top 87%

Technical Details

what runs on :6110

HP Softbench was an integrated development environment offered by Hewlett-Packard in the 1990s, providing a graphical interface and tool integration to streamline software engineering tasks. The Softbench CM (Configuration Management) component was integral to version control, change management, and collaboration among developers. Port 6110 enables communication between client interfaces and the configuration management server component, facilitating source code check-in, check-out, and concurrent project coordination.

Communication over this port typically supports management operations on the central code repository, such as querying project status, updating revisions, or synchronizing changes. It uses both TCP and UDP protocols for various control and data transfer functions, optimizing responsiveness and reliability within the development environment. The protocol facilitates message exchange that informs developers of changes, conflicts, or merges required in collaborative software efforts.

Today, Softbench and SoftCM are largely obsolete, replaced by modern version control systems such as Git or Subversion. Nonetheless, legacy environments or archived projects might still maintain Softbench deployments, thus requiring knowledge of port 6110 and its usage characteristics.

Security Information

exposure of :6110

risk score

4/ 10caution

worth attention. how exposed you are depends on configuration — don't leave it reachable from the internet without a reason.

network services averages 3.9 across 604 ports — this one sits 0.1 above.

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

Common vulnerabilities associated with port 6110 stem from outdated software running HP Softbench CM, including:

  • Exposure of sensitive configuration management data due to lack of encryption
  • Susceptibility to man-in-the-middle attacks capturing authentication credentials
  • Potential for buffer overflow or injection exploits in legacy binaries
  • Unauthorized access if the port is left open to untrusted networks

Mitigations include:

  • Restricting access to port 6110 through network segmentation and firewalls
  • Employing encrypted tunnels (e.g., via VPN or SSH port forwarding) to secure communications
  • Regularly auditing legacy systems for vulnerabilities and applying available patches
  • Replacing obsolete configuration management tools with modern, better-maintained solutions
  • Monitoring traffic to detect abnormal usage or intrusion attempts against this port

the 8 most looked-up other ports in network services — 604 ports carry that label.

risk mix of the 8 listed

  • caution100%

0 of 8 encrypted