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500 tcp,udp ipsec IPSec (VPN tunneling) uses the following ports:
500/udp - Internet Key Exchange (IKE)
4500/udp - NAT traversal
500/tcp - sometimes used for IKE over TCP
See also:
port 1701 (L2TP)
port 1723 (PPTP)

Some Apple applications use this port as well: Mac OS X Server VPN service, Back to My Mac (MobileMe, Mac OS X v10.5 or later).

Xbox 360 (LIVE) ports: 3074 TCP/UDP, 53 TCP/UDP, 80 TCP, 88 UDP
Xbox One (LIVE) ports: 3074 TCP/UDP, 53 TCP/UDP, 80 TCP, 88 UDP, 500 UDP, 3544 UDP, 4500 UDP

isakmp_sub_print in tcpdump 3.6 through 3.7.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a certain malformed ISAKMP packet to UDP port 500, which causes tcpdump to enter an infinite loop.
References: [CVE-2003-0108] [BID-6974]

Microsoft Windows XP allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by flooding UDP port 500 (ISAKMP).
References: [CVE-2002-2117]

Snapgear Lite+ firewall 1.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (IPSEC crash) via a zero length packet to UDP port 500.
References: [CVE-2002-0603] [BID-4659]

Cisco Wireless LAN Controller is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error when handling Internet Key Exchange (IKE) messages. By sending a specially-crafted IKE packet to UDP Port 500, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the device to crash and reload.
References: [CVE-2010-0574] [XFDB-61666] [BID-43059]

A vulnerability in MikroTik Version 6.38.5 could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to exhaust all available CPU via a flood of UDP packets on port 500 (used for L2TP over IPsec), preventing the affected router from accepting new connections; all devices will be disconnected from the router and all logs removed automatically.
References: [CVE-2017-8338], [XFDB-126179]

Vodafone Sure Signal also uses this port
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500 udp Internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol (ISAKMP) (official) Wikipedia
500 tcp,udp isakmp VPN Key Exchange SANS
500 tcp,udp applications Bay VPN Portforward
500 udp threat Cisco Systems Bekkoame
500 tcp,udp isakmp isakmp IANA
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