Port 8889NewsEDGE server broadcast

UDP port assigned to NewsEDGE server broadcast; no common public-facing use is established.

transport
udp

single transport

in transit
cleartext

payload readable on path

assignment
official

registered with iana

risk
1/10

safe

lookups
0

rank 993 of 6,081 · top 16%

also known as ddi-udp-2

2 other services are registered on port 8889. compare all 3 →

Technical Details

what runs on :8889

NewsEDGE server broadcast is registered on port :8889 over udp to Fred Yao. 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.

IANA has recorded this port being used for something it was not assigned for.

find what's listening on :8889

this machine
# linux
sudo ss -ulpn 'sport = :8889'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :8889

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :8889
another host
sudo nmap -sU -sV -p U:8889 <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 :8889

risk score

1/ 10safe

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

network services averages 2.6 across 1,831 ports — this one sits 1.6 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

no security notes recorded for :8889 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 network services — 1,831 ports carry that label.

risk mix of the 8 listed

  • caution100%

0 of 8 encrypted