pSnuffle Packet Sniffer - Metasploit


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Module Overview

Name: pSnuffle Packet Sniffer
Module: auxiliary/sniffer/psnuffle
Source code: modules/auxiliary/sniffer/psnuffle.rb
Disclosure date: -
Last modification time: 2020-05-12 22:15:21 +0000
Supported architecture(s): -
Supported platform(s): -
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): -
List of CVEs: -

This module sniffs passwords like dsniff did in the past

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/sniffer/psnuffle
msf auxiliary(psnuffle) > show targets
    ... a list of targets ...
msf auxiliary(psnuffle) > set TARGET target-id
msf auxiliary(psnuffle) > show options
    ... show and set options ...
msf auxiliary(psnuffle) > exploit

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Msfconsole Usage

Here is how the sniffer/psnuffle auxiliary module looks in the msfconsole:

msf6 > use auxiliary/sniffer/psnuffle

msf6 auxiliary(sniffer/psnuffle) > show info

       Name: pSnuffle Packet Sniffer
     Module: auxiliary/sniffer/psnuffle
    License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
       Rank: Normal

Provided by:
  Max Moser <[email protected]>

Available actions:
  Name     Description
  ----     -----------
  List     List protocols
  Sniffer  Run sniffer

Check supported:
  No

Basic options:
  Name       Current Setting  Required  Description
  ----       ---------------  --------  -----------
  FILTER                      no        The filter string for capturing traffic
  INTERFACE                   no        The name of the interface
  PCAPFILE                    no        The name of the PCAP capture file to process
  PROTOCOLS  all              yes       A comma-delimited list of protocols to sniff or "all".
  SNAPLEN    65535            yes       The number of bytes to capture
  TIMEOUT    500              yes       The number of seconds to wait for new data

Description:
  This module sniffs passwords like dsniff did in the past

Module Options

This is a complete list of options available in the sniffer/psnuffle auxiliary module:

msf6 auxiliary(sniffer/psnuffle) > show options

Module options (auxiliary/sniffer/psnuffle):

   Name       Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----       ---------------  --------  -----------
   FILTER                      no        The filter string for capturing traffic
   INTERFACE                   no        The name of the interface
   PCAPFILE                    no        The name of the PCAP capture file to process
   PROTOCOLS  all              yes       A comma-delimited list of protocols to sniff or "all".
   SNAPLEN    65535            yes       The number of bytes to capture
   TIMEOUT    500              yes       The number of seconds to wait for new data

Auxiliary action:

   Name     Description
   ----     -----------
   Sniffer  Run sniffer

Advanced Options

Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the sniffer/psnuffle auxiliary module:

msf6 auxiliary(sniffer/psnuffle) > show advanced

Module advanced options (auxiliary/sniffer/psnuffle):

   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)
   ProtocolBase        /opt/metasploit-framework/embedded/framework/data/exploits/psnuffle  yes       The base directory containing the protocol decoders
   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 sniffer/psnuffle module can do:

msf6 auxiliary(sniffer/psnuffle) > show actions

Auxiliary actions:

   Name     Description
   ----     -----------
   List     List protocols
   Sniffer  Run sniffer

Evasion Options

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

msf6 auxiliary(sniffer/psnuffle) > 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.

The ProtocolBase parameter is set to an invalid directory

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "The ProtocolBase parameter is set to an invalid directory" error message:

43:	
44:	
45:	  def load_protocols
46:	    base = datastore['ProtocolBase']
47:	    unless File.directory? base
48:	      raise RuntimeError, 'The ProtocolBase parameter is set to an invalid directory'
49:	    end
50:	
51:	    allowed = datastore['PROTOCOLS'].split(',').map{|x| x.strip.downcase}
52:	    @protos = {}
53:	    decoders = Dir.new(base).entries.grep(/\.rb$/).sort

Decoder <N> failed to load: <E.CLASS> <E> <E.BACKTRACE>

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Decoder <N> failed to load: <E.CLASS> <E> <E.BACKTRACE>" error message:

64:	          @protos[proto.downcase] = klass.new(framework, self)
65:	
66:	          print_status("Loaded protocol #{proto} from #{f}...")
67:	        end
68:	      rescue => e
69:	        print_error("Decoder #{n} failed to load: #{e.class} #{e} #{e.backtrace}")
70:	      end
71:	    end
72:	  end
73:	
74:	  def run

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See Also

Check also the following modules related to this module:

Authors

Max Moser <mmo[at]remote-exploit.org>

Version

This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.1.27-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.

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