[Snort-users] FATAL ERROR: /etc/snort/rules/file-office.rules(32) Undefined variable in the string: $EXTERNAL_NET.
Jason Buker
jason.buker at ...11827...
Tue Jan 7 05:05:42 EST 2014
Your right somehow I dorked up the config file.
This is what I have now but now I¹m getting a message about stream5
needing enabled..
1/7/14 1:03:32.537 PM snort[98265]: FATAL ERROR:
/etc/snort/rules/file-office.rules(32): Stream5 must be enabled to use the
'to_client' option.
My snort.conf:
var HOME_NET any
var EXTERNAL_NET any
var HTTP_PORTS 80
var FILE_DATA_PORTS [$HTTP_PORTS,110,143]
var RULE_PATH rules
var SO_RULE_PATH so_rules
var PREPROC_RULE_PATH preproc_rules
var WHITE_LIST_PATH /etc/snort/rules
var BLACK_LIST_PATH /etc/snort/rules
preprocessor sfportscan: proto { all } \
memcap { 10000000 } \
scan_type { all } \
sense_level { low }
output unified2: filename snort.u2, limit 128
include $RULE_PATH/file-office.rules
include $RULE_PATH/file-other.rules
include $RULE_PATH/file-pdf.rules
include $RULE_PATH/indicator-compromise.rules
include $RULE_PATH/indicator-obfuscation.rules
include $RULE_PATH/policy-multimedia.rules
include $RULE_PATH/policy-other.rules
include $RULE_PATH/policy-social.rules
include $RULE_PATH/pua-p2p.rules
include $RULE_PATH/pua-toolbars.rules
include $RULE_PATH/server-mail.rules
include $PREPROC_RULE_PATH/preprocessor.rules
include $PREPROC_RULE_PATH/decoder.rules
include $PREPROC_RULE_PATH/sensitive-data.rules
include $SO_RULE_PATH/bad-traffic.rules
include $SO_RULE_PATH/chat.rules
include $SO_RULE_PATH/dos.rules
include $SO_RULE_PATH/exploit.rules
include $SO_RULE_PATH/icmp.rules
include $SO_RULE_PATH/imap.rules
include $SO_RULE_PATH/misc.rules
include $SO_RULE_PATH/multimedia.rules
include $SO_RULE_PATH/netbios.rules
include $SO_RULE_PATH/nntp.rules
include $SO_RULE_PATH/p2p.rules
include $SO_RULE_PATH/smtp.rules
include $SO_RULE_PATH/snmp.rules
include $SO_RULE_PATH/specific-threats.rules
include $SO_RULE_PATH/web-activex.rules
include $SO_RULE_PATH/web-client.rules
include $SO_RULE_PATH/web-iis.rules
include $SO_RULE_PATH/web-misc.rules
Thanks,
Jason
On 1/7/14, 11:40 AM, "Jeremy Hoel" <jthoel at ...11827...> wrote:
>Looking at the message it looks like you have an error in your
>snort.conf; with the variable $EXTERNAL_NET.
>
>Post it to the list any maybe one of us can help you.
>
>On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 10:58 PM, Jason Buker <jason.buker at ...11827...>
>wrote:
>> Finally managed to get snort installed on OSX (Maverick)..
>>
>> However, the messages are showing up in the messages:
>> 1/7/14 8:55:28.042 AM snort[84645]:
>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> 1/7/14 8:55:28.042 AM snort[84645]: Initializing rule chains...
>> 1/7/14 8:55:28.043 AM snort[84645]: FATAL ERROR:
>> /etc/snort/rules/file-office.rules(32) Undefined variable in the string:
>> $EXTERNAL_NET.
>> 1/7/14 8:55:28.044 AM com.apple.launchd[1]: (org.snort.Snort[84645])
>>Exited
>> with code: 1
>> 1/7/14 8:55:28.044 AM com.apple.launchd[1]: (org.snort.Snort) Throttling
>> respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
>>
>>
>>
>> I¹m a snort newbie. Anyone have a quick fix?
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jason
>>
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