Basic Options: Lists the options which can be set before using this module against the target.

Available Targets: Lists all possible targets that can be exploited by this module.

Privileged : Gives idea if this module will provide or need high privileges on the Target.

Rank : Always recommended to choose exploits with a better ranking like Excellent or Great.

Platform : Target Operating Systems in which this module will work like Windows or Linux or Android.

Platform, Rank, Privileged, Available Targets, Basic Options, Payload Information etc. The key features to be noticed from info command results are mentioned below: Now in order to gather detailed information about available metasploit module for ms08–067 vulnerability, we will enter the following command in kali terminal Info exploit/windows/smb/ms08_067_netapi Starting Metasploit Framework in Kali VM:ġ) Start the PostgreSQL database with the following command in Kali Terminal service postgresql start

We need Target Windows machine to explore the steps involved in using Metasploit to exploit MS08–067: Vulnerability in Server Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution ( ).

We need Kali Linux 2018.2 as Kali comes with Metasploit Framework pre-installed.

It is recommended to confirm if Windows XP VM we have installed is Missing ms08–067 Update - ( ) and if you found this update installed, kindly uninstall this update.

Buy and Install a Fresh Windows XP SP2 ISO with no updates installed as Virtualbox VM and set Networking to Bridged mode for this VM.

Download and install Kali Linux 2018.2 ISO as Virtualbox VM and set Networking to Bridged mode for this VM.

Install the latest version of Virtualbox based on your host o/s from ( ).

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