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TCP "XMas" Port Scanner

Created
05/30/2018

Description

Enumerate open|filtered TCP services using a raw "XMas" scan; this sends probes containing the FIN, PSH and URG flags.

Author(s)

  • kris katterjohn <katterjohn@gmail.com>

Development

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':

msf > use auxiliary/scanner/portscan/xmas
msf auxiliary(xmas) > show actions
    ...actions...
msf auxiliary(xmas) > set ACTION < action-name >
msf auxiliary(xmas) > show options
    ...show and set options...
msf auxiliary(xmas) > run 

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