How to Easily Detect CVEs with Nmap Scripts

Nmap is possibly the most widely used security scanner of its kind, in part because of its appearances in films such as The Matrix Reloaded and Live Free or Die Hard. Still, most of Nmap's best features go under-appreciated by hackers and pentesters, one of which will improve our abilities to quickly identify exploits and vulnerabilities when scanning servers. On Sept. 1, 2017, Nmap turned 20 years old. That means there are probably Null Byte users reading this article right now that aren't as old as Nmap. This is a testament to Nmap's usefulness over the last two decades. While there are... more

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