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SLP Detection

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Detect SLP

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

An Service Location Protocol (SLP) daemon is listening on the
remote host.

Description :

The remote host is running an SLP daemon. SLP is a protocol providing
a framework for the discovery and selection of network services.

See also :

http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2608.html

Solution :

Filter incoming traffic to this port if you do not use this.

Network Security Threat Level:

None

Networks Security ID:

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