Port 6419Simple VDR Protocol (SVDRP)

SVDRP is VDR's cleartext TCP control protocol for managing digital-TV recordings, channels, timers, and recorder functions.

transport
tcp

single transport

in transit
cleartext

payload readable on path

assignment
official

registered with iana

risk
7/10

risk

lookups
0

rank 993 of 5,692 · top 17%

also known as VDR

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Technical Details

what runs on :6419

SVDRP runs over TCP, normally on port 6419, and uses a line-oriented command/response exchange. The server begins with a 220 greeting; commands and responses are terminated by CRLF, with three-digit response codes and hyphen-marked continuation lines for multiline replies. Commands can query or change recorder state, including channels, timers, and recordings. The protocol is not encrypted; VDR deployments commonly restrict permitted client addresses through svdrphosts.conf.

Security Information

exposure of :6419

risk score

7/ 10risk

treat as sensitive. widely scanned and regularly exploited when reachable — restrict it to known sources.

network services averages 2.6 across 1,712 ports — this one sits 4.4 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

every listening transport is another surface to filter at the edge

security overview

SVDRP can expose control over recordings, timers, and other recorder functions. It has no transport encryption, and deployments commonly rely on source-address restrictions rather than strong client authentication, so do not expose it directly to the internet; restrict it to trusted hosts or a VPN.

the 8 most looked-up other ports in network services — 1,712 ports carry that label.

risk mix of the 8 listed

  • caution100%

0 of 8 encrypted