Re: New Automated BIRTHDATE feature for Metasploit Framework

[tnagareshwar at gmail.com (Nagareshwar Talekar)]

Hi all,
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Thanks


On 10/8/05, Nagareshwar Talekar <tnagareshwar at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> *What is this ?*
>
> This is new birth date feature for metasploit framework. Currently there
> is no date ( vulnerability disclosure date ) information for exploits listed
> in metasploit framework.
>
> This new feature will automatically update date information for the
> exploits. Once the date is updated for exploits you will be able to see it
> through the "Show exploits" and "info <exploit name>" commands in the
> MSFConsole.
>
> *How and to whom it will be useful? *
> This is very useful feature for everyone who is playing with exploits.
> Often the pen testers or any one who involved in testing exploits wants to
> try out recent exploits. As of now they need to manually go through the
> various websites to check out the disclosure date for vulnerabilities. Now
> they can see the vulnerability date corresponding to exploits in the
> msfconsole directly and hence save their valuable time concentrating on
> the actual work
>
>
> *How to enable this automatic birthdate feature for metasploit framework?*
>
> Its quite simple. Just take the back up of the MSF framework and proceed.
>
> You just have to replace following three files. ( Files are present in the
> zip file )
>
> a) $framework$\msfconsole
>
> b) $framework$\lib\Msf\Module.pm
>
> c) $framework$\lib\Msf\TextUI.pm
>
> Once you replace this files, start msfconsole and type "help". You will
> see new command "update" with its description.
>
>
> Now just type "show exploits" , you will see one more field displaying
> "Unknown" which is in fact birth date for exploits. In order to
> automatically update this birth date
>
> for all the exploits , type "update" at msfconsole . After that you may
> have to restart msfconsole if any of exploits files date has been updated.
>
> After restarting msfconsole , now type "show exploits" and you will see
> the birth date for the exploits. Type "info <exploit name>" , you will see a
> new field called "birthdate" displaying date for that exploit.
>
>
> For more information on this feature , please refer to the attached
> document which explains about working of this feature and many
>
> more details...
>
> Moore , I hope you will integrate this feature to MSF for next release.
> Let me know if any of you have any problems , concerns regarding this.
>
> Happy Hunting :)
>
> Thanks all
>
>
>
> --
> With Regards
> Nagareshwar



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With Regards
Nagareshwar
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