Re: [Plugins-writers] Nessus 2.2.7 Reporting Inconsistency

theall@private

Paul Bellefeuille wrote:
> Hello All,
> 
>  
> 
> I am currently running Nessus 2.2.7 on a Debian 3.1 platform. For the
> last several months, I have extensively QA Windows’s base Nessus checks.
> I have come across a reporting inconsistency when running two of the
> same Nessus check against the same target.
> 
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> 
> My assumption of Nessus checks is that each unique script ID\file name
> is considered a unique Nessus check. For example Nessus Script ID: 18490
> would be considered a unique Nessus check
> 
>  
> 
> I would take the original Nessus check (18490) and make two copies of
> it. The first copy I change the script ID to 7000100 and rename the file
> to threat1.nasl. The second copy I change the script ID to 7000200 and
> rename the file to threat2.nasl.
> 
>  
> 
> Test 1:
> 
> When I run script ID 7000100 by itself, the script reports correctly.
> 
>  
> 
> Test 2:
> 
> When I run script ID 7000200 by itself, the script reports correctly.
> 
>  
> 
> Test 3:
> 
> When I run both script ID 7000100 and 7000200, the report will only
> report on one of the script IDs. Nessus dump file does not report any
> problems and Nessus messages file show only running one script ID and
> not the other.
> 
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> 
> What would cause this reporting inconsistency?
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Paul
> 
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