161 UDP - SNMP
Theory
The Simple Network Management Protocol is a database that stores network devices/hosts information (for network management purposes). The SNMP information database is called Management Information Base (MIB), and it structures data in a tree. This server uses UDP port 161 to expose this information. The prior versions of SNMP 1, 2, and 2c don't use encryption in the traffic, so using a sniffer will allow us to intercept the cleartext credentials. The SNMP server uses a community string to secure the data inside the server.
You can use the following three community strings to connect to the SNMP server:
Public
Private
Manager
SNMP Enumeration
If you were able to enumerate the SNMP server, then you will see a lot of important information about the target host:
Network interfaces
Listening ports
System processes
Host hardware information
Software installed
Local users
Shared folders
Practical
Nmap Scan
Snmp-Bulk-Walk
Snmp-Walk
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