IPv6 Link Local/Node Local Ping Discovery - Metasploit


This page contains detailed information about how to use the auxiliary/scanner/discovery/ipv6_multicast_ping metasploit module. For list of all metasploit modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.

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Module Overview

Name: IPv6 Link Local/Node Local Ping Discovery
Module: auxiliary/scanner/discovery/ipv6_multicast_ping
Source code: modules/auxiliary/scanner/discovery/ipv6_multicast_ping.rb
Disclosure date: -
Last modification time: 2019-03-05 03:38:51 +0000
Supported architecture(s): -
Supported platform(s): -
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): -
List of CVEs: -

Send a ICMPv6 ping request to all default multicast addresses, and wait to see who responds.

Module Ranking and Traits

Module Ranking:

  • normal: The exploit is otherwise reliable, but depends on a specific version and can't (or doesn't) reliably autodetect. More information about ranking can be found here.

Basic Usage

msf > use auxiliary/scanner/discovery/ipv6_multicast_ping
msf auxiliary(ipv6_multicast_ping) > show targets
    ... a list of targets ...
msf auxiliary(ipv6_multicast_ping) > set TARGET target-id
msf auxiliary(ipv6_multicast_ping) > show options
    ... show and set options ...
msf auxiliary(ipv6_multicast_ping) > exploit

Required Options

  • RHOSTS: The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'

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Msfconsole Usage

Here is how the scanner/discovery/ipv6_multicast_ping auxiliary module looks in the msfconsole:

msf6 > use auxiliary/scanner/discovery/ipv6_multicast_ping

msf6 auxiliary(scanner/discovery/ipv6_multicast_ping) > show info

       Name: IPv6 Link Local/Node Local Ping Discovery
     Module: auxiliary/scanner/discovery/ipv6_multicast_ping
    License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
       Rank: Normal

Provided by:
  wuntee

Check supported:
  No

Basic options:
  Name       Current Setting  Required  Description
  ----       ---------------  --------  -----------
  INTERFACE                   no        The name of the interface
  RHOSTS                      yes       The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'
  SHOST                       no        The source IPv6 address
  SMAC                        no        The source MAC address
  TIMEOUT    5                yes       Timeout when waiting for host response.

Description:
  Send a ICMPv6 ping request to all default multicast addresses, and 
  wait to see who responds.

References:
  http://wuntee.blogspot.com/2010/12/ipv6-ping-host-discovery-metasploit.html

Module Options

This is a complete list of options available in the scanner/discovery/ipv6_multicast_ping auxiliary module:

msf6 auxiliary(scanner/discovery/ipv6_multicast_ping) > show options

Module options (auxiliary/scanner/discovery/ipv6_multicast_ping):

   Name       Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----       ---------------  --------  -----------
   INTERFACE                   no        The name of the interface
   RHOSTS                      yes       The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'
   SHOST                       no        The source IPv6 address
   SMAC                        no        The source MAC address
   TIMEOUT    5                yes       Timeout when waiting for host response.

Advanced Options

Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the scanner/discovery/ipv6_multicast_ping auxiliary module:

msf6 auxiliary(scanner/discovery/ipv6_multicast_ping) > show advanced

Module advanced options (auxiliary/scanner/discovery/ipv6_multicast_ping):

   Name                Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----                ---------------  --------  -----------
   GATEWAY_PROBE_HOST  8.8.8.8          yes       Send a TTL=1 random UDP datagram to this host to discover the default gateway's MAC
   GATEWAY_PROBE_PORT                   no        The port on GATEWAY_PROBE_HOST to send a random UDP probe to (random if 0 or unset)
   SECRET              1297303073       yes       A 32-bit cookie for probe requests.
   VERBOSE             false            no        Enable detailed status messages
   WORKSPACE                            no        Specify the workspace for this module

Auxiliary Actions

This is a list of all auxiliary actions that the scanner/discovery/ipv6_multicast_ping module can do:

msf6 auxiliary(scanner/discovery/ipv6_multicast_ping) > show actions

Auxiliary actions:

   Name  Description
   ----  -----------

Evasion Options

Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the scanner/discovery/ipv6_multicast_ping auxiliary module in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):

msf6 auxiliary(scanner/discovery/ipv6_multicast_ping) > show evasion

Module evasion options:

   Name  Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----  ---------------  --------  -----------

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Error Messages

This module may fail with the following error messages:

Error Messages

Check for the possible causes from the code snippets below found in the module source code. This can often times help in identifying the root cause of the problem.

WARNING : Pcaprub is not uptodate, some functionality will not be available

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "WARNING : Pcaprub is not uptodate, some functionality will not be available" error message:

62:	    # Start capture
63:	    open_pcap({'FILTER' => "icmp6"})
64:	
65:	    @netifaces = true
66:	    if not netifaces_implemented?
67:	      print_error("WARNING : Pcaprub is not uptodate, some functionality will not be available")
68:	      @netifaces = false
69:	    end
70:	
71:	    @interface = datastore['INTERFACE'] || Pcap.lookupdev
72:

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References

See Also

Check also the following modules related to this module:

Authors

wuntee

Version

This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.2.1-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.

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