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broadcast-ping

Sends broadcast pings on a selected interface using raw ethernet packets and outputs the responding hosts' IP and MAC addresses or (if requested) adds them as targets. Root privileges on UNIX are required to run this script since it uses raw sockets. Most operating systems don't respond to broadcast-ping probes, but they can be configured to do so.

Ports

Any

Protocols

n/a

Attribution

Nmap Project

Usage

Copy the command and adjust the target or script arguments as needed.

nmap -e <interface> [--ttl <ttl>] [--data-length <payload_length>]
--script broadcast-ping [--script-args [broadcast-ping.timeout=<ms>],[num-probes=<n>]]
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local coroutine = require "coroutine"
local ipOps = require "ipOps"
local nmap = require "nmap"
local packet = require "packet"
local stdnse = require "stdnse"
local tab = require "tab"
local string = require "string"
local table = require "table"
local target = require "target"
local rand = require "rand"


description = [[
Sends broadcast pings on a selected interface using raw ethernet packets and
outputs the responding hosts' IP and MAC addresses or (if requested) adds them
as targets.  Root privileges on UNIX are required to run this script since it
uses raw sockets.  Most operating systems don't respond to broadcast-ping
probes, but they can be configured to do so.

The interface on which is broadcasted can be specified using the -e Nmap option
or the <code>broadcast-ping.interface</code> script-arg. If no interface is
specified this script broadcasts on all ethernet interfaces which have an IPv4
address defined.

The <code>newtarget</code> script-arg can be used so the script adds the
discovered IPs as targets.

The timeout of the ICMP probes can be specified using the <code>timeout</code>
script-arg. The default timeout is 3000 ms. A higher number might be necessary
when scanning across larger networks.

The number of sent probes can be specified using the <code>num-probes</code>
script-arg. The default number is 1. A higher value might get more results on
larger networks.

The ICMP probes sent comply with the --ttl and --data-length Nmap options, so
you can use those to control the TTL(time to live) and ICMP payload length
respectively. The default value for TTL is 64, and the length of the payload
is 0. The payload is consisted of random bytes.
]]

---
-- @usage
-- nmap -e <interface> [--ttl <ttl>] [--data-length <payload_length>]
-- --script broadcast-ping [--script-args [broadcast-ping.timeout=<ms>],[num-probes=<n>]]
--
-- @args broadcast-ping.interface string specifying which interface to use for this script (default all interfaces)
-- @args broadcast-ping.num_probes number specifying how many ICMP probes should be sent (default 1)
-- @args broadcast-ping.timeout timespec specifying how long to wait for response (default 3s)
--
-- @output
-- | broadcast-ping:
-- |   IP: 192.168.1.1    MAC: 00:23:69:2a:b1:25
-- |   IP: 192.168.1.106  MAC: 1c:65:9d:88:d8:36
-- |_  Use --script-args=newtargets to add the results as targets
--
--

author = "Gorjan Petrovski"
license = "Same as Nmap--See https://nmap.org/book/man-legal.html"
categories = {"discovery","safe","broadcast"}


prerule = function()
  if not nmap.is_privileged() then
    nmap.registry[SCRIPT_NAME] = nmap.registry[SCRIPT_NAME] or {}
    if not nmap.registry[SCRIPT_NAME].rootfail then
      stdnse.verbose1("not running for lack of privileges.")
    end
    nmap.registry[SCRIPT_NAME].rootfail = true
    return nil
  end

  if nmap.address_family() ~= 'inet' then
    stdnse.debug1("is IPv4 compatible only.")
    return false
  end

  return true
end


--- ICMP packet crafting
--
-- @param srcIP string containing the source IP, IPv4 format
-- @param dstIP string containing the destination IP, IPv4 format
-- @param ttl number containing value for the TTL (time to live) field in IP header
-- @param data_length number value of ICMP payload length
local icmp_packet = function(srcIP, dstIP, ttl, data_length, mtu, seqNo, icmp_id)
  -- A couple of checks first
  assert((seqNo and seqNo>0 and seqNo<=0xffff),"ICMP Sequence number: Value out of range(1-65535).")
  assert((ttl and ttl>0 and ttl<0xff),"TTL(time-to-live): Value out of range(1-256).")
  -- MTU values should be considered here!
  assert((data_length and data_length>=0 and data_length<mtu),"ICMP Payload length: Value out of range(0-mtu).")

  -- ICMP Message
  local icmp_payload = nil
  if data_length and data_length>0 then
    icmp_payload = rand.random_string(data_length)
  else
    icmp_payload = ""
  end

  -- Type=08; Code=00; Chksum=0000; ID=icmp_id; SeqNo=icmp_seqNo; Payload=icmp_payload(hex string);
  local icmp_msg = string.pack(">BBI2", 8, 0, 0) .. icmp_id .. string.pack("I2", seqNo) .. icmp_payload

  local icmp_checksum = packet.in_cksum(icmp_msg)

  icmp_msg = string.pack(">BBI2", 8, 0, icmp_checksum) .. icmp_id .. string.pack("I2", seqNo) .. icmp_payload


  --IP header
  local ip_bin = "\x45\x00" .. -- IPv4, no options, no DSCN, no ECN
    string.pack(">I2I2",
    20 + #icmp_msg, -- total length
    0) -- IP ID
    .. "\x40\x00" -- DF
    .. string.pack("BB",
    ttl,
    1 -- ICMP
    )
    .. ("\0"):rep(10) -- checksum & addresses

  -- IP+ICMP; Addresses and checksum need to be filled
  local icmp_bin = ip_bin .. icmp_msg

  --Packet
  local icmp = packet.Packet:new(icmp_bin,#icmp_bin)
  assert(icmp,"Mistake during ICMP packet parsing")

  icmp:ip_set_bin_src(ipOps.ip_to_str(srcIP))
  icmp:ip_set_bin_dst(ipOps.ip_to_str(dstIP))
  icmp:ip_count_checksum()

  return icmp
end

local broadcast_if = function(if_table,icmp_responders)
  local condvar = nmap.condvar(icmp_responders)

  local num_probes = tonumber(stdnse.get_script_args(SCRIPT_NAME .. ".num-probes")) or 1

  local timeout = stdnse.parse_timespec(stdnse.get_script_args(SCRIPT_NAME .. ".timeout"))
  timeout =  (timeout or 3) * 1000

  local ttl = nmap.get_ttl()

  local data_length = nmap.get_payload_length()
  local sequence_number = 1
  local destination_IP = "255.255.255.255"

  -- raw IPv4 socket
  local dnet = nmap.new_dnet()
  local try = nmap.new_try()
  try = nmap.new_try(function() dnet:ethernet_close() end)

  -- raw sniffing socket (icmp echoreply style)
  local pcap = nmap.new_socket()

  local mtu = if_table.mtu or 256  -- 256 is minimal mtu

  pcap:pcap_open(if_table.device, 104, false, "dst host ".. if_table.address ..
    " and icmp[icmptype]==icmp-echoreply")
  try(dnet:ethernet_open(if_table.device))

  local source_IP = if_table.address

  local icmp_ids = {}

  for i = 1, num_probes do
    -- ICMP packet
    local icmp_id = rand.random_string(2)
    icmp_ids[icmp_id]=true
    local icmp = icmp_packet( source_IP, destination_IP, ttl,
    data_length, mtu, sequence_number, icmp_id)

    local ethernet_icmp = (
      "\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF" -- dst mac
      .. if_table.mac -- src mac
      .. "\x08\x00" -- ethertype IPv4
      .. icmp.buf -- data
      )

    try( dnet:ethernet_send(ethernet_icmp) )
  end

  local start_time = nmap.clock_ms()
  local now = start_time
  while( now - start_time < timeout ) do
    pcap:set_timeout(timeout - (now - start_time))
    local status, plen, l2, l3data, _ = pcap:pcap_receive()
    if not status then break end

    -- Do stuff with packet
    local icmpreply = packet.Packet:new(l3data,plen,false)
    -- We check whether the packet is parsed ok, and whether the ICMP ID of the sent packet
    -- is the same with the ICMP ID of the received packet. We don't want ping probes interfering
    local icmp_id = icmpreply:raw(icmpreply.icmp_offset+4,2)
    if icmpreply:ip_parse() and icmp_ids[icmp_id] then
      if not icmp_responders[icmpreply.ip_src] then
        -- [key = IP]=MAC
        local mac_pretty = stdnse.format_mac(l2:sub(7,12))
        icmp_responders[icmpreply.ip_src] = mac_pretty
      end
    else
      stdnse.debug1("Erroneous ICMP packet received; Cannot parse IP header.")
    end
    now = nmap.clock_ms()
  end

  pcap:close()
  dnet:ethernet_close()

  condvar "signal"
end


local filter_interfaces = function (if_table)
  if if_table.up == "up" and if_table.link=="ethernet" and if_table.address and
    if_table.address:match("%d+%.%d+%.%d+%.%d+") then
    return if_table
  end
end

action = function()

  -- interfaces list (decide which interfaces to broadcast on)
  local interfaces = stdnse.get_script_interfaces(filter_interfaces)

  if #interfaces == 0 then
    stdnse.debug1("No interfaces found.")
    return
  end

  local icmp_responders={}
  local threads ={}
  local condvar = nmap.condvar(icmp_responders)

  -- party time
  for _, if_table in ipairs(interfaces) do
    -- create a thread for each interface
    local co = stdnse.new_thread(broadcast_if, if_table, icmp_responders)
    threads[co]=true
  end

  repeat
    for thread in pairs(threads) do
      if coroutine.status(thread) == "dead" then threads[thread] = nil end
    end
    if ( next(threads) ) then
      condvar "wait"
    end
  until next(threads) == nil

  -- generate output
  local output = tab.new()
  for ip_addr, mac_addr in pairs(icmp_responders) do
    if target.ALLOW_NEW_TARGETS then
      target.add(ip_addr)
    end
    tab.addrow(output, "IP: " .. ip_addr, "MAC: " .. mac_addr)
  end
  if #output > 0 then
    output = { tab.dump(output) }
    if not target.ALLOW_NEW_TARGETS then
      output[#output + 1] = "Use --script-args=newtargets to add the results as targets"
    end
    return stdnse.format_output(true, output)
  end
end

Overview

Sends broadcast pings on a selected interface using raw ethernet packets and outputs the responding hosts’ IP and MAC addresses or (if requested) adds them as targets. Root privileges on UNIX are required to run this script since it uses raw sockets. Most operating systems don’t respond to broadcast-ping probes, but they can be configured to do so. The interface on which is broadcasted can be specified using the -e Nmap option or the broadcast-ping.interface script-arg. If no interface is specified this script broadcasts on all ethernet interfaces which have an IPv4 address defined. The newtarget script-arg can be used so the script adds the discovered IPs as targets. The timeout of the ICMP probes can be specified using the timeout script-arg. The default timeout is 3000 ms. A higher number might be necessary when scanning across larger networks. The number of sent probes can be specified using the num-probes script-arg. The default number is 1. A higher value might get more results on larger networks. The ICMP probes sent comply with the —ttl and —data-length Nmap options, so you can use those to control the TTL(time to live) and ICMP payload length respectively. The default value for TTL is 64, and the length of the payload is 0. The payload is consisted of random bytes.