so, what's up with this line in dont_scan_printers.nasl? if ( ! get_kb_item("Scan/Do_Scan_Printers" ) ) exit(0); /code now, taking a look at it, it looks like it works with the dont_Scan_settings.nasl to say if this not in the KB, then it it will exit this script. Now, the interesting thing here is that if you _check_ Scan Network Printers, it will do the expected behavior, which is to check and see if it's a printer and then count it as dead if it is, returning very quickly from printers. If you _don't_ have it check, it will scan the crap out of the printers, and not check to see if it is a printer, and promptly give you a stack of vulnerabilities. The other interesting part of this is if you _don't_ have scan network printers checked, it'll hammer my hp 4550dn enough to cause it to print stuff, including http requests and the like :) Maybe an error in logic? Doug Nordwall Unix Administrator EMSL Computer and Network Support Unclassified Computer Security Phone: (509)372-6776; Fax: (509)376-0420 The best book on programming for the layman is "Alice in Wonderland"; but that's because it's the best book on anything for the layman. |
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