Re: [NSE] scan traceroute hops

[Henri Doreau <henri.doreau () gmail com>]

2010/9/6 Djalal Harouni <tixxdz () gmail com>:
> On 2010-09-06 19:48:13 +0200, Henri Doreau wrote:
> > Concerning the target.add() feature, I faced a behavior I wasn't
> > expecting. If I try to add the current host.ip to the queue, it will
> > work once and then fail.
> > This is reproducible with the attached script and the command line :
> >
> > # ./nmap --datadir . --script add-self -sP -v --script-args newtargets
> > scanme.insecure.org
> >
> > Is this behavior expected? Am I missing something?
> Yes this is the plan. We filter the same added strings targets to avoid
> infinite loop scans, since portrule and hostrule scripts can run
> multiple times during a scan and if they keep adding the same strings
> targets then the scan would not end, and in your case Nmap would
> continue to run against scanme.nmap.org
> ...
> Thx for the tests and let us know if you have other suggestions.

Hi,

thank you for the precision. What bothered me, or at least raised my
attention, is the fact the target is added the first time, even if it
is already in the scanning queue because specified in the command
line. Maybe this case worth being checked and reported to the user?

> --
> tixxdz

Regards


-- 
Henri Doreau
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