Can not start Brute-forcing on azure checks about cloud_enum HOT 5 CLOSED

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It looks like it cannot find the executable "host". I use this for DNS lookups. You'll need to ensure "host" is in your PATH. This should be default on most Linux-based operating systems.

I don't test the tool on Windows, so can't give any advice if that is your platform.

I need a better error for this, so I'll leave this issue open as you're not the first to report.

Thanks!

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That was a fast response :)
I'm using Manjaro and it is pretty much a fresh installation.

Why does it look for host when it is hosts file?

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It actually looks for a binary called "host" which can be used to perform a DNS lookup. To enumerate azure stuff, I look for DNS entries. It's kind of like "nslookup". Despite the similar name, it is not related to the file /etc/hosts.

You don't hit the error on AWS, because AWS bucket enumeration is done instead by HTTP requests.

Look at line 77 here: https://github.com/initstring/cloud_enum/blob/master/enum_tools/azure_checks.py

valid_names = utils.fast_dns_lookup(candidates, nameserver)

That calls a function from here: https://github.com/initstring/cloud_enum/blob/master/enum_tools/utils.py

line 126:

cmd = ['host', '{}'.format(name), '{}'.format(nameserver)]

So basically it is trying to run "host".

What happens when you type host on the command line on your Manjaro installation?

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-bash: host: command not found

Manjaro doesn't come with host binary by default.
I installed bind-tools via the following command:
pacman -S bind-tools

And now it works flawlessly :)

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Thanks! I also added a check to provide a better error for others.

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