Error in metasploit after UPDATE !!

[greyking]

I'm having the same problem. Metasploit won't run after a fresh install and update. However, after fiddling with it for a while I noticed that it launches fine if you run "msfconsole" from the "/pentest/" directory, and the error varies depending on what folder you're in. I'll post some screens to show what I mean.

root@backtrack5:~# msfconsole
/opt/framework3/msf3/lib/msf/core/exploit/snmp.rb:2:in `require': no such file to load -- snmp (LoadError)
	from /opt/framework3/msf3/lib/msf/core/exploit/snmp.rb:2:in `<top (required)>'
	from /opt/framework3/msf3/lib/msf/core/exploit/mixins.rb:47:in `require'
	from /opt/framework3/msf3/lib/msf/core/exploit/mixins.rb:47:in `<top (required)>'
	from /opt/framework3/msf3/lib/msf/core/exploit.rb:217:in `require'
	from /opt/framework3/msf3/lib/msf/core/exploit.rb:217:in `<class:Exploit>'
	from /opt/framework3/msf3/lib/msf/core/exploit.rb:29:in `<module:Msf>'
	from /opt/framework3/msf3/lib/msf/core/exploit.rb:4:in `<top (required)>'
	from /opt/framework3/msf3/lib/msf/core.rb:52:in `require'
	from /opt/framework3/msf3/lib/msf/core.rb:52:in `<top (required)>'
	from /opt/framework3/msf3/lib/msf/ui/console/driver.rb:1:in `require'
	from /opt/framework3/msf3/lib/msf/ui/console/driver.rb:1:in `<top (required)>'
	from /opt/framework3/msf3/lib/msf/ui/console.rb:10:in `require'
	from /opt/framework3/msf3/lib/msf/ui/console.rb:10:in `<top (required)>'
	from /opt/framework3/msf3/lib/msf/ui.rb:10:in `require'
	from /opt/framework3/msf3/lib/msf/ui.rb:10:in `<top (required)>'
	from /opt/framework3/msf3/msfconsole:118:in `require'
	from /opt/framework3/msf3/msfconsole:118:in `<main>'
root@backtrack5:~# cd /
root@backtrack5:/# msfconsole
/opt/framework3/msf3/lib/rex/exploitation/jsobfu.rb:7:in `require': no such file to load -- rkelly (LoadError)
	from /opt/framework3/msf3/lib/rex/exploitation/jsobfu.rb:7:in `<top (required)>'
	from /opt/framework3/msf3/lib/rex/exploitation/heaplib.rb:3:in `require'
	from /opt/framework3/msf3/lib/rex/exploitation/heaplib.rb:3:in `<top (required)>'
	from /opt/framework3/msf3/lib/msf/core/exploit/http/server.rb:4:in `require'
	from /opt/framework3/msf3/lib/msf/core/exploit/http/server.rb:4:in `<top (required)>'
	from /opt/framework3/msf3/lib/msf/core/exploit/mixins.rb:39:in `require'
	from /opt/framework3/msf3/lib/msf/core/exploit/mixins.rb:39:in `<top (required)>'
	from /opt/framework3/msf3/lib/msf/core/exploit.rb:217:in `require'
	from /opt/framework3/msf3/lib/msf/core/exploit.rb:217:in `<class:Exploit>'
	from /opt/framework3/msf3/lib/msf/core/exploit.rb:29:in `<module:Msf>'
	from /opt/framework3/msf3/lib/msf/core/exploit.rb:4:in `<top (required)>'
	from /opt/framework3/msf3/lib/msf/core.rb:52:in `require'
	from /opt/framework3/msf3/lib/msf/core.rb:52:in `<top (required)>'
	from /opt/framework3/msf3/lib/msf/ui/console/driver.rb:1:in `require'
	from /opt/framework3/msf3/lib/msf/ui/console/driver.rb:1:in `<top (required)>'
	from /opt/framework3/msf3/lib/msf/ui/console.rb:10:in `require'
	from /opt/framework3/msf3/lib/msf/ui/console.rb:10:in `<top (required)>'
	from /opt/framework3/msf3/lib/msf/ui.rb:10:in `require'
	from /opt/framework3/msf3/lib/msf/ui.rb:10:in `<top (required)>'
	from /opt/framework3/msf3/msfconsole:118:in `require'
	from /opt/framework3/msf3/msfconsole:118:in `<main>'
root@backtrack5:/# cd /pentest
root@backtrack5:/pentest# msfconsole

IIIIII    dTb.dTb        _.---._
  II     4'  v  'B   .'"".'/|`.""'.
  II     6.     .P  :  .' / |  `.  :
  II     'T;. .;P'  '.'  /  |    `.'
  II      'T; ;P'    `. /   |    .'
IIIIII     'YvP'       `-.__|__.-'

I love shells --egypt


       =[ metasploit v4.0.1-dev [core:4.0 api:1.0]
+ -- --=[ 730 exploits - 374 auxiliary - 81 post
+ -- --=[ 227 payloads - 27 encoders - 8 nops
       =[ svn r13720 updated today (2011.09.12)

msf >

Hope this helps.

-Grey

[Abbot]

I will run with the method above, however there is one problem. If you run for instance db_nmap -help you will get the following:

root@bt:/opt/framework/msf3# msfconsole

IIIIII dTb.dTb _.---._
II 4' v 'B .'"".'/|`.""'.
II 6. .P : .' / | `. :
II 'T;. .;P' '.' / | `.'
II 'T; ;P' `. / | .'
IIIIII 'YvP' `-.__|__.-'

I love shells --egypt


=[ metasploit v4.0.1-dev [core:4.0 api:1.0]
+ -- --=[ 730 exploits - 374 auxiliary - 81 post
+ -- --=[ 227 payloads - 27 encoders - 8 nops
=[ svn r13720 updated today (2011.09.12)

msf > db_nmap[*] Usage: db_nmap [nmap options]
msf > db_nmap -help
.
.
.[*] Nmap: SEE THE MAN PAGE (http://nmap.org/book/man.html) FOR MORE OPTIONS AND EXAMPLES
[-] Error while running command db_nmap: data cannot be empty

Call stack:
/opt/framework/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/nokogiri-1.4.3/lib/nokogiri/xml/sax/parser.rb:108:in `memory'
/opt/framework/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/nokogiri-1.4.3/lib/nokogiri/xml/sax/parser.rb:108:in `parse_memory'
/opt/framework/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/nokogiri-1.4.3/lib/nokogiri/xml/sax/parser.rb:83:in `parse'
/opt/framework/msf3/lib/msf/core/db.rb:3897:in `import_nmap_noko_stream'
/opt/framework/msf3/lib/msf/core/db.rb:3914:in `import_nmap_xml'
/opt/framework/msf3/lib/msf/core/db.rb:3867:in `import_nmap_xml_file'
/opt/framework/msf3/lib/msf/ui/console/command_dispatcher/db.rb:1614:in `cmd_db_nmap'
/opt/framework/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:380:in `run_command'
/opt/framework/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:342:in `block in run_single'
/opt/framework/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:336:in `each'
/opt/framework/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:336:in `run_single'
/opt/framework/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/shell.rb:199:in `run'
/opt/framework/msf3/msfconsole:130:in `<main>'
msf >

I did not run

./msfconsole

, instead I have used

msfconsole

If you run

./msfconsole

than for any command you would get

msf > db_nmap -help
[-] Database not connected
msf >

[zimmaro]

hi,aboot
can you try to switching ruby version in 1.8.7 (update-alternatives --config ruby) select 0
launches Metasploit with msfconsole
in my bt5r1 work fine! TRY! bye

[interstella]

Can confirm too, that

cd /pentest
msfconsole

working well.

To start armitage just cd to /pentest too!!!

Thx for this nice info.

[syph3r]

yes i can confirm, this was the only way i could load msfconsole. one should also try

" cd /opt/framework/msf3 && msfconsole "

this will fire it up in one shot

[mage2]

the msfconsole that is in your path is the wrong one.
if you "which msfconsole" you will see that you are running "/usr/local/bin/msfconsole" and that points to "/opt/framework/app/msfconsole/"
you need to run "/opt/framework/msf3/msfconsole"
so you need to change the link.
"rm /usr/local/bin/msfconsole"
"ln -s /opt/framework/msf3/msfconsole /usr/local/bin/msfconsole"

BTW all the msf tool links are pointing to the wrong spots.

while my fix helps , there is alot of other issues.

[dcj21]

I had this error and it's working today after doing a msupdate.

I also did a apt-get dist-update

[planman]

Got it working again.

Got the sollution from http://www.crack-wifi.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=6618

I did

apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade

then I did

svn up /opt/framework/*

Behold! metasploit launchers started wworking again!

Hope this helps some of you as well

Greatings from the n00b H4cker

[tjorvla]

happend same here, but now works..

[Abbot]

Can anybody check if you get any errors after running

db_nmap -help

command.
I have done

apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade
svn up /opt/framework/*

Metasploit starts without errors, but nmap help shows

[-] Error while running command db_nmap: data cannot be empty

Call stack:
/opt/framework/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/nokogiri-1.4.3/lib/nokogiri/xml/sax/parser.rb:108:in `memory'
/opt/framework/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/nokogiri-1.4.3/lib/nokogiri/xml/sax/parser.rb:108:in `parse_memory'
/opt/framework/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/nokogiri-1.4.3/lib/nokogiri/xml/sax/parser.rb:83:in `parse'
/opt/framework/msf3/lib/msf/core/db.rb:3897:in `import_nmap_noko_stream'
/opt/framework/msf3/lib/msf/core/db.rb:3914:in `import_nmap_xml'
/opt/framework/msf3/lib/msf/core/db.rb:3867:in `import_nmap_xml_file'
/opt/framework/msf3/lib/msf/ui/console/command_dispatcher/db.rb:1614:in `cmd_db_nmap'
/opt/framework/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:380:in `run_command'
/opt/framework/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:342:in `block in run_single'
/opt/framework/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:336:in `each'
/opt/framework/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/dispatcher_shell.rb:336:in `run_single'
/opt/framework/msf3/lib/rex/ui/text/shell.rb:199:in `run'
/opt/framework/msf3/msfconsole:130:in `<main>'