Nmap sstp-discover NSE Script

Script Overview

Script source code: https://github.com/nmap/nmap/tree/master/scripts/sstp-discover.nse
Script categories: discovery, default, safe
Target service / protocol: ssl
Target network port(s): 261, 271, 324, 443, 465, 563, 585, 636, 853, 989, 990, 992, 993, 994, 995, 2221, 2252, 2376, 3269, 3389, 4911, 5061, 5986, 6679, 6697, 8443, 9001, 8883
List of CVEs: -

Script Description

Check if the Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol is supported. This is accomplished by trying to establish the HTTPS layer which is used to carry SSTP traffic as described in:

• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc247364.aspx

Current SSTP server implementations:

• Microsoft Windows (Server 2008/Server 2012)
• MikroTik RouterOS
• SEIL (http://www.seil.jp)

Sstp-discover NSE Script Arguments

The sstp-discover.nse script does not have any arguments.

Sstp-discover NSE Script Example Usage

Here's an example of how to use the sstp-discover.nse script:

nmap --script=sstp-discover <target>

Sstp-discover NSE Script Example Output

Here's a sample output from the sstp-discover.nse script:

443/tcp open  https
|_sstp-discover: SSTP is supported.

Sstp-discover NSE Script Example XML Output

Here's a sample XML output from the sstp-discover.nse script produced by providing the -oX <file> Nmap option:

 true

Author

• Niklaus Schiess [email protected]>

References

• https://nmap.org/nsedoc/scripts/sstp-discover.html
• https://github.com/nmap/nmap/tree/master/scripts/sstp-discover.nse
• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc247364.aspx
• http://www.seil.jp
• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc247338.aspx
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947054
• http://technet.microsoft.com/de-de/library/cc731352(v=ws.10).aspx
• http://billing.purevpn.com/sstp-manual-setup-hostname-list.php

See Also

Visit Nmap NSE Library for more scripts.

The sstp-discover.nse script may fail with the following error messages. Check for the possible causes by using the code snippets highlighted below found in the script source code. This can often times help in identifying the root cause of the problem.

Problem establishing connection: %s

Here is a relevant code snippet related to the "Problem establishing connection: %s" error message:

66:	action = function(host, port)
67:	  local socket, response = comm.tryssl(host,port,
68:	    string.format(request, host.targetname or host.ip),
69:	    { timeout=3000, lines=4 })
70:	  if not socket then
71:	    stdnse.debug1("Problem establishing connection: %s", response)
72:	    return nil
73:	  end
74:	  socket:close()
75:	
76:	  if string.match(response, 'HTTP/1.1 200') then