H323 Protocol / VoIP Application Detection

info Nessus Plugin ID 12243

Synopsis

A Voice Over IP service is running on the remote host.

Description

H323 is a protocol used all over the Internet. It is used for Voice Over IP (VoIP), Microsoft NetMeeting, and countless other applications. Nessus was able to determine that the remote device supports the H323 protocol.

Make sure the use of this program is done in accordance with your corporate security policy.

Solution

If this service is not needed, disable it or filter incoming traffic to this port.

Plugin Details

Severity: Info

ID: 12243

File Name: h323_detection.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: remote

Published: 5/20/2004

Updated: 11/22/2019

Asset Inventory: true

Supported Sensors: Nessus