Re: [Bug]? Script Directories 4.23RC3 on MSWin32

[jah <jah () zadkiel plus com>]

jah wrote:
> A scan such as the following against a windows machine will (assuming 
> portrules true) run netbios-smb-os-discovery.nse:
>
>     nmap 192.168.1.1 -sSV -p139,445 -n -PN -d --script-trace --script
>     myscripts
>     ...
>     SCRIPT ENGINE: Will run C:\Program
>     Files\Nmap\scripts\netbios-smb-os-discovery.nse against 192.168.1.1
>     ...
>     Host script results:
>     |_ Discover OS Version over NetBIOS and SMB: Windows XP
>
>
> but specifiying, incorrectly, a script or dir will cause script 
> scanning to abort
>
>     nmap 192.168.1.1 -sSV -p139,445 -n -PN -d --script-trace --script
>     garbage
>     ...
>     SCRIPT ENGINE: No such category, file or directory: 'garbage'
>     SCRIPT ENGINE: Script scanning completed.
>     SCRIPT ENGINE: Aborting script scan.
>     ...
>
>
> I wondered if this was a fault because I'm of the opinion that the 
> garbage shouldn't cause the abortion.
I've compared packet captures in wireshark for the above case and found 
the script is actually run, it just doesn't get reported.

jah

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