Port 6407SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise internal server

Port 6407 is assigned to an internal server component of SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise.

transport
unknown

single transport

in transit
cleartext

payload readable on path

assignment
official

registered with iana

risk
1/10

safe

lookups
0

rank 993 of 5,684 · top 17%

also known as boe-resssvr1

Technical Details

what runs on :6407

SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise internal server is registered on port :6407 to SAP 2, assigned May 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 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 :6407

this machine
# linux
sudo ss -tulpn 'sport = :6407'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :6407

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :6407
another host
nmap -sV -p T:6407 <host>

run it? the handshake, the implementations you meet in the wild and the flags that matter come from the engineers who do.

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Security Information

exposure of :6407

risk score

1/ 10safe

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

system averages 2.7 across 973 ports — this one sits 1.7 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

unknown

every listening transport is another surface to filter at the edge

security overview

no security notes recorded for :6407 yet

known exploits, hardening advice, what a compromise looks like — suggest an edit if you know its exposure.

the 8 most looked-up other ports in system — 973 ports carry that label.

risk mix of the 8 listed

  • caution100%

0 of 8 encrypted