true enough. when it first was initiated, back in 1997, it was an IANA chartered activity. It is not now, nor ever has been run on IANA machines. If you have specific questions, I'd be pleased to talk about them off-list. --bill manning 310.322.8102
Hello Andrew,
This is not being done by the IANA or from an IANA machine.
This is something being carried out by epnet I believe
John crain
Friday, October 03, 2003
AF> Anyone have any idea why a host from IANA would be scanning DNS servers?
AF> ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: AF> 4.32.198.in-addr.arpa. 10551 IN SOA dot.ip4.int. AF> hostmaster.ip4.int. 1928630 10800 900 604800 86400
AF> 10/03-01:29:45.947001 [**] [1:1616:4] AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../sig/sigsid-1616.html>DNS named AF> version attempt [**] [Classification: Attempted Information Leak] AF> [Priority: 2] {UDP} AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../198/32/4/src198.32.4.13.html>198.32.4.13:<http://www.portsdb.org/bin/portsdb.cgi?portnumber=33581&protocol=UDP>33581 ->> AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../63/105/37/dest63.105.37.21.html>63.105.37.21:<http://www.portsdb.org/bin/portsdb.cgi?portnumber=53&protocol=UDP>53 AF> 10/03-01:29:46.257443 [**] [1:255:8] AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../sig/sigsid-255.html>DNS zone AF> transfer TCP [**] [Classification: Attempted Information Leak] [Priority: AF> 2] {TCP} AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../198/32/4/src198.32.4.13.html>198.32.4.13:<http://www.portsdb.org/bin/portsdb.cgi?portnumber=39050&protocol=TCP>39050 ->> AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../63/105/37/dest63.105.37.21.html>63.105.37.21:<http://www.portsdb.org/bin/portsdb.cgi?portnumber=53&protocol=TCP>53 AF> 10/03-01:29:46.544719 [**] [1:1616:4] AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../sig/sigsid-1616.html>DNS named AF> version attempt [**] [Classification: Attempted Information Leak] AF> [Priority: 2] {UDP} AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../198/32/4/src198.32.4.13.html>198.32.4.13:<http://www.portsdb.org/bin/portsdb.cgi?portnumber=33623&protocol=UDP>33623 ->> AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../63/105/37/dest63.105.37.20.html>63.105.37.20:<http://www.portsdb.org/bin/portsdb.cgi?portnumber=53&protocol=UDP>53 AF> 10/03-01:29:47.067072 [**] [1:255:8] AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../sig/sigsid-255.html>DNS zone AF> transfer TCP [**] [Classification: Attempted Information Leak] [Priority: AF> 2] {TCP} AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../198/32/4/src198.32.4.13.html>198.32.4.13:<http://www.portsdb.org/bin/portsdb.cgi?portnumber=39057&protocol=TCP>39057 ->> AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../63/105/37/dest63.105.37.20.html>63.105.37.20:<http://www.portsdb.org/bin/portsdb.cgi?portnumber=53&protocol=TCP>53 AF> 10/03-01:57:47.356984 [**] [1:1616:4] AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../sig/sigsid-1616.html>DNS named AF> version attempt [**] [Classification: Attempted Information Leak] AF> [Priority: 2] {UDP} AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../198/32/4/src198.32.4.13.html>198.32.4.13:<http://www.portsdb.org/bin/portsdb.cgi?portnumber=56229&protocol=UDP>56229 ->> AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../63/105/37/dest63.105.37.20.html>63.105.37.20:<http://www.portsdb.org/bin/portsdb.cgi?portnumber=53&protocol=UDP>53 AF> 10/03-01:57:47.762762 [**] [1:255:8] AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../sig/sigsid-255.html>DNS zone AF> transfer TCP [**] [Classification: Attempted Information Leak] [Priority: AF> 2] {TCP} AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../198/32/4/src198.32.4.13.html>198.32.4.13:<http://www.portsdb.org/bin/portsdb.cgi?portnumber=46196&protocol=TCP>46196 ->> AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../63/105/37/dest63.105.37.20.html>63.105.37.20:<http://www.portsdb.org/bin/portsdb.cgi?portnumber=53&protocol=TCP>53 AF> 10/03-02:01:02.332948 [**] [1:1616:4] AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../sig/sigsid-1616.html>DNS named AF> version attempt [**] [Classification: Attempted Information Leak] AF> [Priority: 2] {UDP} AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../198/32/4/src198.32.4.13.html>198.32.4.13:<http://www.portsdb.org/bin/portsdb.cgi?portnumber=36697&protocol=UDP>36697 ->> AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../63/105/37/dest63.105.37.20.html>63.105.37.20:<http://www.portsdb.org/bin/portsdb.cgi?portnumber=53&protocol=UDP>53 AF> 10/03-02:01:02.739583 [**] [1:255:8] AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../sig/sigsid-255.html>DNS zone AF> transfer TCP [**] [Classification: Attempted Information Leak] [Priority: AF> 2] {TCP} AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../198/32/4/src198.32.4.13.html>198.32.4.13:<http://www.portsdb.org/bin/portsdb.cgi?portnumber=47061&protocol=TCP>47061 ->> AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../63/105/37/dest63.105.37.20.html>63.105.37.20:<http://www.portsdb.org/bin/portsdb.cgi?portnumber=53&protocol=TCP>53 AF> 10/03-02:01:59.042381 [**] [1:1616:4] AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../sig/sigsid-1616.html>DNS named AF> version attempt [**] [Classification: Attempted Information Leak] AF> [Priority: 2] {UDP} AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../198/32/4/src198.32.4.13.html>198.32.4.13:<http://www.portsdb.org/bin/portsdb.cgi?portnumber=39008&protocol=UDP>39008 ->> AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../63/105/37/dest63.105.37.20.html>63.105.37.20:<http://www.portsdb.org/bin/portsdb.cgi?portnumber=53&protocol=UDP>53 AF> 10/03-02:01:59.455718 [**] [1:255:8] AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../sig/sigsid-255.html>DNS zone AF> transfer TCP [**] [Classification: Attempted Information Leak] [Priority: AF> 2] {TCP} AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../198/32/4/src198.32.4.13.html>198.32.4.13:<http://www.portsdb.org/bin/portsdb.cgi?portnumber=47296&protocol=TCP>47296 ->> AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../63/105/37/dest63.105.37.20.html>63.105.37.20:<http://www.portsdb.org/bin/portsdb.cgi?portnumber=53&protocol=TCP>53 AF> 10/03-02:05:01.297316 [**] [1:1616:4] AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../sig/sigsid-1616.html>DNS named AF> version attempt [**] [Classification: Attempted Information Leak] AF> [Priority: 2] {UDP} AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../198/32/4/src198.32.4.13.html>198.32.4.13:<http://www.portsdb.org/bin/portsdb.cgi?portnumber=46251&protocol=UDP>46251 ->> AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../63/105/37/dest63.105.37.20.html>63.105.37.20:<http://www.portsdb.org/bin/portsdb.cgi?portnumber=53&protocol=UDP>53 AF> 10/03-02:05:01.710271 [**] [1:255:8] AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../sig/sigsid-255.html>DNS zone AF> transfer TCP [**] [Classification: Attempted Information Leak] [Priority: AF> 2] {TCP} AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../198/32/4/src198.32.4.13.html>198.32.4.13:<http://www.portsdb.org/bin/portsdb.cgi?portnumber=48067&protocol=TCP>48067 ->> AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../63/105/37/dest63.105.37.20.html>63.105.37.20:<http://www.portsdb.org/bin/portsdb.cgi?portnumber=53&protocol=TCP>53 AF> 10/03-02:05:28.770286 [**] [1:1616:4] AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../sig/sigsid-1616.html>DNS named AF> version attempt [**] [Classification: Attempted Information Leak] AF> [Priority: 2] {UDP} AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../198/32/4/src198.32.4.13.html>198.32.4.13:<http://www.portsdb.org/bin/portsdb.cgi?portnumber=47507&protocol=UDP>47507 ->> AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../63/105/37/dest63.105.37.20.html>63.105.37.20:<http://www.portsdb.org/bin/portsdb.cgi?portnumber=53&protocol=UDP>53 AF> 10/03-02:05:29.326121 [**] [1:255:8] AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../sig/sigsid-255.html>DNS zone AF> transfer TCP [**] [Classification: Attempted Information Leak] [Priority: AF> 2] {TCP} AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../198/32/4/src198.32.4.13.html>198.32.4.13:<http://www.portsdb.org/bin/portsdb.cgi?portnumber=48191&protocol=TCP>48191 ->> AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../63/105/37/dest63.105.37.20.html>63.105.37.20:<http://www.portsdb.org/bin/portsdb.cgi?portnumber=53&protocol=TCP>53 AF> 10/03-02:05:44.704398 [**] [1:1616:4] AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../sig/sigsid-1616.html>DNS named AF> version attempt [**] [Classification: Attempted Information Leak] AF> [Priority: 2] {UDP} AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../198/32/4/src198.32.4.13.html>198.32.4.13:<http://www.portsdb.org/bin/portsdb.cgi?portnumber=48082&protocol=UDP>48082 ->> AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../63/105/37/dest63.105.37.20.html>63.105.37.20:<http://www.portsdb.org/bin/portsdb.cgi?portnumber=53&protocol=UDP>53 AF> 10/03-02:05:45.755863 [**] [1:255:8] AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../sig/sigsid-255.html>DNS zone AF> transfer TCP [**] [Classification: Attempted Information Leak] [Priority: AF> 2] {TCP} AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../198/32/4/src198.32.4.13.html>198.32.4.13:<http://www.portsdb.org/bin/portsdb.cgi?portnumber=48244&protocol=TCP>48244 ->> AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../63/105/37/dest63.105.37.20.html>63.105.37.20:<http://www.portsdb.org/bin/portsdb.cgi?portnumber=53&protocol=TCP>53 AF> 10/03-02:10:20.499887 [**] [1:1616:4] AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../sig/sigsid-1616.html>DNS named AF> version attempt [**] [Classification: Attempted Information Leak] AF> [Priority: 2] {UDP} AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../198/32/4/src198.32.4.13.html>198.32.4.13:<http://www.portsdb.org/bin/portsdb.cgi?portnumber=57711&protocol=UDP>57711 ->> AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../63/105/37/dest63.105.37.20.html>63.105.37.20:<http://www.portsdb.org/bin/portsdb.cgi?portnumber=53&protocol=UDP>53 AF> 10/03-02:10:20.906450 [**] [1:255:8] AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../sig/sigsid-255.html>DNS zone AF> transfer TCP [**] [Classification: Attempted Information Leak] [Priority: AF> 2] {TCP} AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../198/32/4/src198.32.4.13.html>198.32.4.13:<http://www.portsdb.org/bin/portsdb.cgi?portnumber=49232&protocol=TCP>49232 ->> AF> <http://10.192.0.110/198/32/4/../../../63/105/37/dest63.105.37.20.html>63.105.37.20:<http://www.portsdb.org/bin/portsdb.cgi?portnumber=53&protocol=TCP>53