Fallback to a localhost variant to make the length predictable

HD Moore · HD Moore · commit 746f18d9bb2e · 2015-03-09T16:56:25.000-05:00
diff --git a/modules/payloads/stagers/python/reverse_http.rb b/modules/payloads/stagers/python/reverse_http.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def initialize(info = {})
   # Constructs the payload
   #
   def generate
-    lhost = datastore['LHOST'] || Rex::Socket.source_address
+    lhost = datastore['LHOST'] || '127.127.127.127'
 
     var_escape = lambda { |txt|
       txt.gsub('\\', '\\'*4).gsub('\'', %q(\\\'))

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def initialize(info = {})`
`35`	`35`	`# Constructs the payload`
`36`	`36`	`#`
`37`	`37`	`def generate`
`38`		`- lhost = datastore['LHOST'] \|\| Rex::Socket.source_address`
	`38`	`+ lhost = datastore['LHOST'] \|\| '127.127.127.127'`
`39`	`39`
`40`	`40`	`var_escape = lambda { \|txt\|`
`41`	`41`	`txt.gsub('\\', '\\'*4).gsub('\'', %q(\\\'))`