5004
Summary
- // if you see it open
- RFC 4571 cautions that implementations must safely handle the 16-bit length field, including large packet lengths, to avoid memory handling vulnerabilities.
About port 5004/tcp.
IANA registers TCP port 5004 as avt-profile-1, described as “RTP media data.” That assignment identifies a service name, but does not show that a host is listening on the port or determine whether it should be reachable from the public internet. Based on the supplied evidence, exposure policy is Unknown.
RFC 3551 defines RTP/AVP for audio and video conferences and specifies that the profile can use TCP as well as UDP. It also says use of the profile may be implicit, without an explicit port indication. The registration therefore does not prove that traffic on 5004 is RTP/AVP.
RFC 4571 describes framing RTP and RTCP packets over connection-oriented transports such as TCP. It prefixes each packet with a 16-bit length. The RFCs explain relevant protocol behavior, but the supplied material does not establish that a particular application uses this framing on port 5004.
- Protocol context
- RTP/AVP supports TCP, and RFC 4571 specifies framing RTP/RTCP over connection-oriented transports. [Confirmed]
- Public exposure
- Unknown; the assignment does not establish intended audience or actual deployment. [Unknown]
- Security note
- RFC 4571 warns that untrusted length fields require safe handling. [Confirmed]
- IANA service name
avt-profile-1[Confirmed] — https://www.iana.org/assignments/service-names-port-numbers/service-names-port-numbers.csv- IANA description
- RTP media data [Confirmed] — https://www.iana.org/assignments/service-names-port-numbers/service-names-port-numbers.csv
- RTP/AVP supports TCP
- [Confirmed] — https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3551.txt
- RTP/RTCP framing over connection-oriented transport uses a 16-bit length field
- [Confirmed] — https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4571.txt
- Intended exposure policy
- Unknown [Unknown] — https://www.iana.org/assignments/service-names-port-numbers/service-names-port-numbers.csv
About port 5004/udp.
IANA assigns UDP port 5004 the service name avt-profile-1 and describes it as RTP media data. RFC 3551 defines the RTP/AVP profile for audio and video conferences with minimal control. The supplied evidence does not establish whether a particular host uses this port or whether it should be reachable from the public internet, so exposure is Unknown.
RFC 3551 says the profile supports RTP over unicast and multicast UDP, as well as TCP. This describes profile transport support; it does not establish that TCP uses port 5004. The RFC also says profile use may be implicit, without an explicit port number or protocol identifier, so a port number alone cannot confirm RTP/AVP traffic.
Treat the registry entry as a service reference, not evidence of deployment or observed traffic. The sources provide no scoped prevalence measurement or information about malware associations.
- Exposure
- Unknown; the supplied protocol evidence does not establish the intended public reachability of this service.
- Protocol
- IANA assigns 5004/UDP to
avt-profile-1, described as RTP media data. - Identification
- A port match alone does not confirm RTP/AVP, whose use may be implicit under RFC 3551.
- IANA service
avt-profile-1, described as RTP media data [Confirmed] — https://www.iana.org/assignments/service-names-port-numbers/service-names-port-numbers.csv
Protocol profile
RFC 3551 specifies RTP/AVP for RTP version 2 and RTCP in audio and video multiparticipant conferences with minimal control
- UDP and TCP support
- RFC 3551 specifies RTP over unicast and multicast UDP as well as TCP; this does not establish TCP on port 5004 [Confirmed] — https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3551.txt
- Deployment on a particular host
- Unknown [Unknown] — https://www.iana.org/assignments/service-names-port-numbers/service-names-port-numbers.csv
Service assignments.
| Name | Protocol | Description | Open frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| avt-profile-1 | TCP | RTP media data [RFC 3551][RFC 4571] | 0.05% |
| avt-profile-1 | UDP | RTP media data [RFC 3551] | 0.03% |
Service assignments from the IANA Service Name and Transport Protocol Port Number Registry, with open-frequency data from nmap-services.