Re: Nmap OS database missing fingerprints

[David Fifield <david () bamsoftware com>]

On Sat, Jul 09, 2016 at 03:28:35PM +0100, Craig Smith wrote:
> I have a question I was hoping someone could answer (if not then please
> indicate where I can receive an answer).
>
> I have discovered that the Nmap OS database has some fingerprints missing for
> OS versions. For example, Apple iOS version 7.1.2 and 9.3.2 are missing.
> Basically my question is to do with the reason why these OS versions are
> missing fingerprints in the Nmap-OS-DB. Have they not yet been added/nobody has
> submitted a fingerprint for these OS versions? Or, are the fingerprints for
> such versions as iOS 9.3.2 not distinct enough from existing Apple iOS
> fingerprints stored within Nmap-OS-DB?

It's because those versions didn't exist at the time of the most recent
DB update, or nobody has submitted fingerprints for them yet. When a new
version has the same fingerprint as an old version, the old
fingerprint's description gets updated.

> (From the analysis of Nmap fingerprints that I've executed against iOS 9.3.2 it
> would appear that there are enough unique fields within the fingerprint to
> distinguish this fingerprint from other existing fingerprints within the
> Nmap-OS-DB). 

Submit your new fingerprints at
https://nmap.org/cgi-bin/submit.cgi?new-os
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