Port 8997Oracle Messaging Server Event Notification Service

TCP 8997 is assigned to Oracle Messaging Server's Event Notification Service.

transport: tcp
in transit: cleartext
assignment: official
risk: 1/10
lookups: 0

also known as oracle-ms-ens, ENS

Technical Details

what runs on :8997

Oracle Messaging Server Event Notification Service is registered on port :8997 over tcp to Oracle 6, assigned October 2014. 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 :8997

this machine

# linux
sudo ss -tlpn 'sport = :8997'

# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :8997

# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :8997

another host

nmap -sV -p T:8997 <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 :8997

risk score

1/ 10safe

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

email averages 2.9 across 71 ports — this one sits 1.9 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

tcp

every listening transport is another surface to filter at the edge

security overview

no security notes recorded for :8997 yet

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

Record

iana registry entry

port: :8997
service: Oracle Messaging Server Event Notification Service
transport: TCP
encryption: cleartext
assignment: iana registered
risk: 1/10safe
category: Email
usage: IANA assigns TCP 8997 to Oracle 6 for the Oracle Messaging Server Event Notification Service. It is a specialized vendor assignment, not a commonly identified general-purpose service; the provided scan data reports no internet-wide observations.
lookups: 0rank 993
added: 2026-10-15
updated: 2026-10-15
references: IANA service name registry — port 8997

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This record is maintained by the engineers who use port 8997. Every field on it is editable — change what's wrong, say how you know, and a reviewer publishes it, usually within a minute. Last touched 2026-10-15.

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Related Ports

all 71 in email →

the 8 most looked-up other ports in email — 71 ports carry that label.

port	service	proto	category	risk	views
:143	IMAP	TCPUDP	Email	caution	20.7k
:995	POP3S	TCPtls	Email	caution	18.8k
:109	POP2	TCP	Email	caution	17.9k
:2096	cPanel SSL Webmail	TCPtls	Web Services	safe	17.4k
:110	POP3	TCP	Email	caution	15.5k
:993	IMAPS	TCPtls	Email	caution	14.5k
:1352	Lotus Notes RPC	TCP	Email	caution	12.3k
:24	Private Mail	TCPUDP	Email	caution	11.7k

risk mix of the 8 listed

safe13%
caution88%

3 of 8 encrypted

Port :8997Oracle Messaging Server Event Notification Service

Technical Details

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Port 8997Oracle Messaging Server Event Notification Service