Re: msfconsole and OpenVAS bridge fails to execute openvas_target_create command...

[Average SecurityGuy <averagesecurityguy () gmail com>]

I have created a bug report (#5436) and have submitted a patch to fix this.
I do not have openvas installed so I need a few people that do to test the
patch and let me know if it works properly.

Thanks,

Stephen Haywood

On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 5:28 PM, George Birmingham <
sec_engineer () roadrunner com> wrote:

>  Greetings. I am attempting to use the OpenVAS bridge with Metasploit
> 4.0.0.1-dev and thus far I have had limited success in performing my first
> scan. OpenVAS-4 is installed and I can run a scan against my home router
> through the Greenbone Security assistant web interface with no problems.
> I have searched rather thoroughly for any notes on this problem before
> reaching out to the framework list for assistance.
>
> I am running Ubuntu 10.04.1 in VMWare Player on a Windows 7 dual-core
> system. The network is bridged and has full internet access as well as local
> network
> access to the intended target. I am running Metasploit Framework:
> 4.0.1-dev.13502, Console:  4.0.1-dev.13581, and OpenVAS 4.  Metasploit and
> OpenVAS are running on the same Ubuntu system. Ubuntu has had the *apt-get
> update* and *apt-get upgrade* commands executed often as I have been
> working on building out this system. The *msfupdate* command has been
> executed multiple times as well.
>
> I have enabled both PostgreSQL and MySQL database capabilities in
> Metasploit and with the commands I have used thus far, the successes and
> failures are identical no matter which database I am connected to. Both
> database systems seem to respond as expected to a db_nmap command, so I
> believe they are in working order.
>
> msf>OpenVAS_connect and msf>openvas_disconnect commands work just fine with
> both the 'admin' user and a regular OpenVAS user (msfuser) that has either
> admin
> or user privileges.
>
> The command that I am having a problem with is:
>
> *msf>
> msf>  openvas_target_create Router 192.168.20.1 Netgear
> [-] Error executing
> msf>
>  *
> I even tried executing the example command:
>
> msf>  openvas_target_create
> [*] openvas_target_create<name>  <hosts>  <comment>
>
> Example: openvas_target_create mylocalhost 127.0.0.1 MyLocalHostComment
>
> and even that did not work.
>
> Any thoughts as to why this would not work and where I could look for what
> might be causing the problem ? I'm glad to do the legwork so I can learn how
>
> this works, but I am at a loss as to understand what the problem could be.
> This is a reasonably simple command. I have Wireshark available on this
> system if traces on the 'lo' interface would be of value.
>
> I will greatly appreciate any help or guidance you would be willing to
> offer. Thanks for your time.
>
> I sincerely apologize for sending this a second time. I realized that my
> first submission was sent from an e-mail account other than the one I
> registered for use. Also this is my first submission. If, by chance, I am
> violating any protocol of the group in this submission, I will gladly accept
> corrections to the procedure. I'd like to get this right and I earnestly
> need your help.
>
> Warmest regards,
>
> George Birmingham
> Huntersville, NC, USA
>
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