amap problem

[urbanadventurer]

amap, the protocol version detection tool by THC is installed incorrectly.

It attempts to load the file: ../usr/etc/appdefs.trig which is installed in /usr/etc/appdefs.trig. So amap only works if the current path is / or 1 directory level deep, eg. /etc, /pentest.

The root cause of the issue is that by default amap will be installed into .../bin and .../etc of: /usr/local. The solution is to use ./configure --prefix /usr/

I also noticed there is a bug in the official release of amap. The Makefile copies amap to /usr/bin/amap and /usr/bin/amap6 then tries and fails to make a symlink to /usr/bin/amap6. This wastes 80K which is no big deal.

[Archangel-Amael]

Could you please post the commands you used?
I have been unable to recreate this.

[urbanadventurer]

Could you please post the commands you used?
I have been unable to recreate this.

This is the error that occurs when the current working directory is more than 1 level deep from the root, eg. /.

root@bt:~/tcom/65.6# amap yahoo.com 80
Error: can not open trigger file: ../usr/etc/appdefs.trig

[purehate]

Fixed in svn. Should update in a few days

[thorin]

I'd just like to point out that amap hasn't been updated since 2006, it's doubtful you'll get anything useful from it vs. nmap.

[Archangel-Amael]

Since this issue is fixed, this thread is closed.
If there are other problems once the updated version hits the repo make a new thread please.

Thanks for reporting the issue urbanadventurer