TCP Port 1723 – pptp

About TCP Port 1723

The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) registers port 1723 for pptp. The IANA description reads: ‘pptp’. This port appears in 2 IDS rules and does not have notable malware activity indicators in our data.

IDS Rule References

2 IDS / security rules reference TCP port 1723. Presence in IDS rules does not mean traffic on this port is malicious. These are patterns security tools monitor.

Rule categories (top 1): attempted-admin (2).

Sample rule descriptions for TCP port 1723:

• POLICY-OTHER PPTP Start Control Request attempt
• OS-WINDOWS Microsoft Windows PPTP Start Control Request buffer overflow attempt

Data Sources

This information is compiled from: IANA Service Name and Transport Protocol Port Number Registry and Snort Community Rules (GPLv2).