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NTP Clock Variables Disclosure

Created
05/30/2018

Description

This module reads the system internal NTP variables. These variables contain potentially sensitive information, such as the NTP software version, operating system version, peers, and more.

Author(s)

  • Ewerson Guimaraes(Crash) <crash@dclabs.com.br>
  • Jon Hart <jon_hart@rapid7.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/ntp/ntp_readvar
msf auxiliary(ntp_readvar) > show actions
    ...actions...
msf auxiliary(ntp_readvar) > set ACTION < action-name >
msf auxiliary(ntp_readvar) > show options
    ...show and set options...
msf auxiliary(ntp_readvar) > run 

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