Script `smb-os-discovery`

Script types: hostrule
Categories: default, discovery, safe
Download: https://svn.nmap.org/nmap/scripts/smb-os-discovery.nse

Script Summary

Attempts to determine the operating system, computer name, domain, workgroup, and current time over the SMB protocol (ports 445 or 139). This is done by starting a session with the anonymous account (or with a proper user account, if one is given; it likely doesn't make a difference); in response to a session starting, the server will send back all this information.

The following fields may be included in the output, depending on the circumstances (e.g. the workgroup name is mutually exclusive with domain and forest names) and the information available:

OS
Computer name
Domain name
Forest name
FQDN
NetBIOS computer name
NetBIOS domain name
Workgroup
System time

Some systems, like Samba, will blank out their name (and only send their domain). Other systems (like embedded printers) will simply leave out the information. Other systems will blank out various pieces (some will send back 0 for the current time, for example).

If this script is used in conjunction with version detection it can augment the standard nmap version detection information with data that this script has discovered.

Retrieving the name and operating system of a server is a vital step in targeting an attack against it, and this script makes that retrieval easy. Additionally, if a penetration tester is choosing between multiple targets, the time can help identify servers that are being poorly maintained (for more information/random thoughts on using the time, see http://www.skullsecurity.org/blog/?p=76.

Although the standard smb* script arguments can be used, they likely won't change the outcome in any meaningful way. However, smbnoguest will speed up the script on targets that do not allow guest access.

Script Arguments

randomseed, smbbasic, smbport, smbsign: See the documentation for the smb library.
smbdomain, smbhash, smbnoguest, smbpassword, smbtype, smbusername: See the documentation for the smbauth library.

Example Usage

nmap --script smb-os-discovery.nse -p445 127.0.0.1
sudo nmap -sU -sS --script smb-os-discovery.nse -p U:137,T:139 127.0.0.1

Script Output

Host script results:
| smb-os-discovery:
|   OS: Windows Server (R) 2008 Standard 6001 Service Pack 1 (Windows Server (R) 2008 Standard 6.0)
|   OS CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2008::sp1
|   Computer name: Sql2008
|   NetBIOS computer name: SQL2008
|   Domain name: lab.test.local
|   Forest name: test.local
|   FQDN: Sql2008.lab.test.local
|   NetBIOS domain name: LAB
|_  System time: 2011-04-20T13:34:06-05:00

Requires

Author:

Ron Bowes

License: Same as Nmap--See https://nmap.org/book/man-legal.html

hostrule

hostrule (host)

Check whether or not this script should be run.

Parameters

host

Script smb-os-discovery