Re: bug in broadcast-listener script

["DePriest, Jason R." <jrdepriest () gmail com>]

On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 2:27 PM, Daniel Miller <> wrote:
> On 10/24/2011 10:34 AM, DePriest, Jason R. wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > When I run a scan with options like this:
> >  --script '(safe and not broadcast and not firewalk.nse),default,version
> > the script broadcast-listener still runs.  All of the other broadcast
> > scripts are properly excluded.
> >
> > The broadcast-listener script only has the 'safe' category listed
> > inside of it.  It looks like the 'broadcast' category needs to be
> > added to the broadcast-listener script so it can be properly excluded
> > by category.
> >
> > Line 75 needs to be changed
> > - categories = {"safe"}
> > + categories = {"broadcast", "safe"}
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > -Jason
> Jason,
>
> The broadcast-listener script listens for broadcast traffic. I think the
> "broadcast" category is intended for scripts that send broadcast packets, so
> it would not include broadcast-listener.
>
> Dan

I wondered about that.

The broadcast-dropbox-listener script is in both the 'safe' and
'broadcast' categories, so I thought this one should be, too.

If not, maybe neither of them should be in the 'broadcast' category
and perhaps there should be a 'listener' category for this sort of
thing.

-Jason
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