Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL) Info Query (UDP)
🗓️ 03 Nov 2005 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2005 HD MooreType
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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2005 HD Moore
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.10674");
script_version("2025-07-11T05:42:17+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-07-11 05:42:17 +0000 (Fri, 11 Jul 2025)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2005-11-03 14:08:04 +0100 (Thu, 03 Nov 2005)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"0.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:N");
script_name("Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL) Info Query (UDP)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2005 HD Moore");
script_family("Service detection");
script_require_udp_ports(1434);
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"UPD based information query from a Microsoft SQL Server
(MSSQL).");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Microsoft SQL server has a function wherein remote users can
query the database server for the version that is being run. The query takes place over the same
UDP port which handles the mapping of multiple SQL server instances on the same machine.
CAVEAT: It is important to note that, after Version 8.00.194, Microsoft decided not to update this
function. This means that the data returned by the SQL ping is inaccurate for newer releases of
SQL Server.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
include("port_service_func.inc");
port = 1434;
if( ! get_udp_port_state( port ) )
exit( 0 );
if( ! soc = open_sock_udp( port ) )
exit( 0 );
##
# data returned will look like:
#
# xServerName;REDEMPTION;InstanceName;MSSQLSERVER;IsClustered;No;Version;8.00.194;tcp;1433;np;\\REDEMPTION\pipe\sql\query;;
#
##
# the magic info request packet
req = raw_string( 0x02 );
send( socket:soc, data:req );
r = recv( socket:soc, length:4096 );
close( soc );
if( ! r )
exit( 0 );
set_kb_item( name:"MSSQL/UDP/Ping", value:TRUE );
r = strstr( r, "Server" );
r = str_replace( find:";", replace:" ", string:r );
if( r ) {
# nb:
# - Store link between this and e.g. gb_ms_sql_rs_reflected_dos.nasl
# - We don't use the host_details.inc functions in both so we need to call this directly
register_host_detail( name:"detected_at", value:port + "/udp");
report = string("The scanner has sent a MSSQL 'ping' request. The result was : \n\n", r);
if( "version" >< tolower( r ) ) {
version = eregmatch( pattern:"Version ([0-9.]+)", string:r );
if( ! isnull( version[1] ) ) {
set_kb_item( name:"mssql/remote_version", value:version[1] );
}
}
service_register( port:port, ipproto:"udp", proto:"mssql", message:"A MSSQL Browser Service seems to be running on this port." );
log_message( port:port, protocol:"udp", data:report );
set_kb_item( name:"mssql/udp/1434", value:TRUE );
}
exit( 0 );
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