Spelling corrections. Fixes #1160

docs/scripting.xml

@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ running on nonstandard ports.  Rather than slow the Nmap scan by
 running extensive version detection (<option>-sV
 --version-all</option>) so that Nmap will recognize the <literal>ms-sql</literal>
 service, you can force the <literal>ms-sql-config</literal> script to run against all the
-targetted hosts and ports by specifying <option>--script
+targeted hosts and ports by specifying <option>--script
 +ms-sql-config</option>.</para>
 
 <para>

libnetutil/IPv4Header.cc

@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ int IPv4Header::setNextProto(u8 p){
 
 
 /** Sets field "next protocol" to the number that corresponds to the supplied
- *  protocol name. Currently onyl TCP, UDP and ICMP are supported. Any
+ *  protocol name. Currently only TCP, UDP and ICMP are supported. Any
  *  help to extend this functionality would be appreciated. For a list of all
  *  proto names and numbers check:
  *  http://www.iana.org/assignments/protocol-numbers/                        */

libnetutil/IPv6Header.cc

@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ u8 IPv6Header::getNextHeader() const {
 
 
 /** Sets field "next header" to the number that corresponds to the supplied
- *  protocol name. Currently onyl TCP, UDP and ICMP are supported. Any
+ *  protocol name. Currently only TCP, UDP and ICMP are supported. Any
  *  help to extend this functionality would be appreciated. For a list of all
  *  proto names and numbers check:
  *  http://www.iana.org/assignments/protocol-numbers/                        */

libnetutil/PacketParser.cc

@@ -1820,7 +1820,7 @@ bool PacketParser::is_response(PacketElement *sent, PacketElement *rcvd){
  *
  * It returns NULL if no transport layer header is found.
  *
- * Note that this method onyl understands IPv4, IPv6 (and its
+ * Note that this method only understands IPv4, IPv6 (and its
  * extension headers) and Ethernet. If the supplied packet contains
  * something different before the tranport layer, NULL will be returned.
  * */

libnetutil/netutil.cc

@@ -2806,7 +2806,7 @@ const char *ippackethdrinfo(const u8 *packet, u32 len, int detail) {
 
         /* Basic check to ensure we have an IPv4 datagram attached */
         /* TODO: We should actually check the datagram checksum to
-         * see if it validates becuase just checking the version number
+         * see if it validates because just checking the version number
          * is not enough. On average, if we get random data 1 out of
          * 16 (2^4bits) times we will have value 4. */
         if ((ip2->ip_v != 4) || ((ip2->ip_hl * 4) < 20) || ((ip2->ip_hl * 4) > 60)) {
@@ -3402,7 +3402,7 @@ static int route_dst_generic(const struct sockaddr_storage *dst,
     netutil_fatal("%s passed a NULL dst address", __func__);
 
   if(spoofss!=NULL){
-    /* Throughout the rest of this function we only change rnfo->srcaddr if the source isnt spoofed */
+    /* Throughout the rest of this function we only change rnfo->srcaddr if the source isn't spoofed */
     memcpy(&rnfo->srcaddr, spoofss, sizeof(rnfo->srcaddr));
     /* The device corresponding to this spoofed address should already have been set elsewhere. */
     assert(device!=NULL && device[0]!='\0');

ncat/test/ncat-test.pl

@@ -3144,7 +3144,7 @@ kill_children;
 
 {
    local $xfail = 1;
-test "SOCKS5 client, server sends unkown code",
+test "SOCKS5 client, server sends unknown code",
     sub {
         my ($pid,$code);
         my $buf="";

nse_libssh2.cc

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
 * Binding for the libssh2 library. Note that there is not a one-to-one correspondance
 * between functions in libssh2 and the binding.
-* Currently, during the ssh2 handshake, a call to nsock.recieve may result in an EOF
+* Currently, during the ssh2 handshake, a call to nsock.receive may result in an EOF
 * error. This appears to only occur when stressing the ssh server (ie during a brute
 * force attempt) or while behind a restrictive firewall/IDS.
 * by Devin Bjelland

nse_zlib.cc

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 /*
 ** =========================================================================
-** compile time options wich determine available functionality
+** compile time options which determine available functionality
 ** =========================================================================
 */
 
@@ -596,16 +596,16 @@ static int lzstream_decompress(lua_State *L) {
 
 static int lzstream_readline(lua_State *L) {
     lz_stream *s;
-    int sucess;
+    int success;
 
     s = lzstream_check(L, lua_upvalueindex(1), LZ_INFLATE);
-    sucess = lz_read_line(L, s);
+    success = lz_read_line(L, s);
 
     if (s->error != Z_OK) {
         return lz_pushresult(L, s);
     }
 
-    if (sucess) {
+    if (success) {
         return 1;
     } else {
         /* EOF */

nselib/bin.lua

@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ function _ENV.pack (format, ...)
         n = #n == 0 and 1 or tointeger(n)
         if o == "H" then
             -- hex string
-            -- N.B. n is the reptition
+            -- N.B. n is the repetition
             assert(n > 0, "n cannot be 0") -- original bin library allowed this, it doesn't make sense
             local new = "=" -- !! in original bin library, hex strings are always native
             for j = i, i+n-1 do
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ function _ENV.pack (format, ...)
             return new
         elseif o == "B" then
             -- bit string
-            -- N.B. n is the reptition
+            -- N.B. n is the repetition
             error "pack option \"B\" is no longer supported"
         elseif o == "p" then
             i = i + n
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ function _ENV.pack (format, ...)
             return ("s4"):rep(n)
         elseif o == "A" then
             -- an unterminated string
-            -- N.B. n is the reptition
+            -- N.B. n is the repetition
             assert(n > 0, "n cannot be 0") -- original bin library allowed this, it doesn't make sense
             local new = ""
             for j = i, i+n-1 do

nselib/bittorrent.lua

@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ Torrent =
 
     if not timeout or type(timeout)~="number" then timeout = 30 end
 
-    -- peer node table aka the condvar!
+    -- peer node table a.k.a. the condvar!
     local pnt = {}
     pnt.peers = {}
     pnt.peers_dht_ping = self.peers

nselib/brute.lua

@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 -- Following is an example how it can be done for FTP brute.
 --
 -- <code>
--- local line = <responce from the server>
+-- local line = <response from the server>
 --
 -- if(string.match(line, "^230")) then
 --   stdnse.debug1("Successful login: %s/%s", user, pass)
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ Engine = {
 
       status, response = driver:connect()
 
-      -- Temporary workaround. Did not connect sucessfully
+      -- Temporary workaround. Did not connect successfully
       -- due to stressed server
       if not status then
         -- We have to first check whether the response is a brute.Error

nselib/coap.lua

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ _ENV = stdnse.module("coap", stdnse.seeall)
 --
 -- This library does not currently implement the entire CoAP protocol,
 -- only those behaviours which are necessary for existing scripts are
--- included. Extending to accomodate additional control packets should
+-- included. Extending to accommodate additional control packets should
 -- not be difficult.
 --
 -- @author "Mak Kolybabi <mak@kolybabi.com>"

nselib/creds.lua

@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
 --                * table to file in CSV or text formats
 --
 -- Revised 2015/19/08 - v0.5 - Gioacchino Mazzurco <gmazzurco89@gmail.com>
---                * added multitag support to share credential easier accross
+--                * added multitag support to share credential easier across
 --                  scripts
 --
 

nselib/libssh2.luadoc

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 -- in libssh2-utility instead, which wraps many of the functions here in an easier
 -- to use class, SSHConnection.
 --
--- For perfomance reasons, the modules reuses the NSE's existing nsock socket
+-- For performance reasons, the modules reuses the NSE's existing nsock socket
 -- pool.
 --
 -- @author Devin Bjelland

nselib/mqtt.lua

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ _ENV = stdnse.module("mqtt", stdnse.seeall)
 --
 -- This library does not currently implement the entire MQTT protocol,
 -- only those control packets which are necessary for existing scripts
--- are included. Extending to accomodate additional control packets
+-- are included. Extending to accommodate additional control packets
 -- should not be difficult.
 --
 -- @author "Mak Kolybabi <mak@kolybabi.com>"

nselib/msrpc.lua

@@ -3494,7 +3494,7 @@ end
 -- In order to remember the starting and ending positions of different unmarshalled
 -- strings and SERVICE_STATUS structs I had to store the previous offset of the
 -- unmarshalled string. This previous offset will be helpful while retrieving the
--- continous strings from the buffer.
+-- continuous strings from the buffer.
 --
 --@param arguments      The marshalled arguments to extract the data.
 --@param pos            The position within <code>arguments</code>.

nselib/openssl.luadoc

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ function bignum_is_bit_set(bignum, position)
 
 --- Checks whether <code>bignum</code> is probably prime.
 --
--- Performs Miller-Rabin probablistic primality tests.
+-- Performs Miller-Rabin probabilistic primality tests.
 -- @param bignum bignum to check for primality
 -- @param nchecks Number of checks to perform. Default: number of checks dependent on bitsize of bignum, with a false positive rate of at most 2^-80
 -- @return True if the number is probably prime, false if it is composite.

nselib/smb.lua

@@ -2749,7 +2749,7 @@ function file_delete(host, share, remotefile)
 end
 
 ---
--- List files based on a pattern withing a given share and directory
+-- List files based on a pattern within a given share and directory
 --
 -- @param smbstate the SMB object associated with the connection
 -- @param fname filename to search for, relative to share path

nselib/tn3270.lua

@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ Telnet = {
   SFE_3270 = "192",
   order_max = "\063", -- tn3270 orders can't be greater than 0x3F
   COLS = 80, -- hardcoded width.
-  ROWS = 24, -- hardcoded rows. We only support 3270 model 2 wich was 24x80.
+  ROWS = 24, -- hardcoded rows. We only support 3270 model 2 which was 24x80.
   buffer_addr = 1,
   cursor_addr = 1,
   isSSL = true,

nselib/url.lua

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ local function make_set(t)
   return s
 end
 
--- these are allowed withing a path segment, along with alphanum
+-- these are allowed within a path segment, along with alphanum
 -- other characters must be escaped
 local segment_set = make_set {
   "-", "_", ".", "!", "~", "*", "'", "(",

nsock/src/engine_iocp.c

@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ static void terminate_overlapped_event(struct npool *nsp, struct nevent *nse) {
   }
 }
 
-/* Retrieve the ammount of bytes transferred or set the appropriate error */
+/* Retrieve the amount of bytes transferred or set the appropriate error */
 static int get_overlapped_result(struct npool *nsp, int fd, const void *buffer, size_t count) {
   char *buf = (char *)buffer;
   DWORD dwRes = 0;

output.cc

@@ -2104,7 +2104,7 @@ void printosscanoutput(Target *currenths) {
   log_flush_all();
 }
 
-/* An auxillary function for printserviceinfooutput(). Returns
+/* An auxiliary function for printserviceinfooutput(). Returns
    non-zero if a and b are considered the same hostnames. */
 static int hostcmp(const char *a, const char *b) {
   return strcasecmp(a, b) == 0;

scripts/cics-enum.nse

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ found for CICS transaction IDs.
 ---
 -- @args idlist Path to list of transaction IDs.
 --  Defaults to the list of CICS transactions from IBM.
--- @args cics-enum.commands Commands in a semi-colon seperated list needed
+-- @args cics-enum.commands Commands in a semi-colon separated list needed
 --  to access CICS. Defaults to <code>CICS</code>.
 -- @args cics-enum.path Folder used to store valid transaction id 'screenshots'
 --  Defaults to <code>None</code> and doesn't store anything.

scripts/cics-user-brute.nse

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ CICS User ID brute forcing script for the CESL login screen.
 ]]
 
 ---
--- @args cics-user-brute.commands Commands in a semi-colon seperated list needed
+-- @args cics-user-brute.commands Commands in a semi-colon separated list needed
 --  to access CICS. Defaults to <code>CICS</code>.
 --
 -- @usage

scripts/cics-user-enum.nse

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ CICS User ID enumeration script for the CESL/CESN Login screen.
 ---
 -- @args idlist Path to list of transaction IDs.
 --  Defaults to the list of CICS transactions from IBM.
--- @args cics-user-enum.commands Commands in a semi-colon seperated list needed
+-- @args cics-user-enum.commands Commands in a semi-colon separated list needed
 --  to access CICS. Defaults to <code>CICS</code>.
 -- @args cics-user-enum.transaction By default this script uses the <code>CESL</code> transaction.
 --  on some systems the transactio ID <code>CESN</code> is needed. Use this argument to change the

scripts/http-webdav-scan.nse

@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ This script takes inspiration from the various scripts listed here:
 -- |   Allowed Methods: GET, HEAD, COPY, MOVE, POST, PUT, PROPFIND, PROPPATCH, OPTIONS, MKCOL, DELETE, TRACE, REPORT
 -- |   Server Type: DAV/0.9.8 Python/2.7.6
 -- |   Server Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 19:28:00 GMT
--- |   WebDAV type: unkown
+-- |   WebDAV type: Unknown
 -- |   Directory Listing:
--- |     http://localhosft
+-- |     http://localhost
 -- |     http://localhost:8008/WebDAVTest_b1tqTWeyRR
 -- |     http://localhost:8008/WebDAVTest_A0QWJb7hcK
 -- |     http://localhost:8008/WebDAVTest_hf9Mqqpi1M
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ This script takes inspiration from the various scripts listed here:
 -- PROPFIND, PROPPATCH, OPTIONS, MKCOL, DELETE, TRACE, REPORT</elem>
 -- <elem key="Server Type">DAV/0.9.8 Python/2.7.6</elem>
 -- <elem key="Server Date">Fri, 22 May 2015 19:28:00 GMT</elem>
--- <elem key="WebDAV type">unkown</elem>
+-- <elem key="WebDAV type">Unknown</elem>
 -- <table key="Directory Listing">
 --   <elem>http://localhost</elem>
 --   <elem>http://localhost:8008/WebDAVTest_b1tqTWeyRR</elem>
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ local function get_options (host, port, path)
 
     if response.header['dav'] and response.header['dav']:find('1') then
       ret['WebDAV'] = true
-      ret['WebDAV type'] = 'Unkown'
+      ret['WebDAV type'] = 'Unknown'
       if response.header['X-MSDAVEXT'] then
         ret['WebDAV type'] = 'SHAREPOINT DAV'
       end

scripts/omp2-enum-targets.nse

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ portrule = shortport.port_or_service(9390, "openvas")
 --- Return the list of targets defined for a given user
 --
 -- @param host the target host table
--- @param port the targetted OMP port
+-- @param port the targeted OMP port
 -- @param username the username to use to login
 -- @param password the password to use to login
 -- @return the list of targets for this user or nil

scripts/openwebnet-discovery.nse

@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ local function get_response(sd, request)
     if status == nil then
       stdnse.debug("Error: " .. data)
       if data == "TIMEOUT" then
-        -- Avoids false results by capturing NACK after TIMEOUT occured.
+        -- Avoids false results by capturing NACK after TIMEOUT occurred.
         status, data = sd:receive_buf("##", true)
         break
       else

scripts/smb-vuln-cve-2017-7494.nse

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ The script checks the preconditions for the exploit to happen:
     services running potentially vulnerable versions of Samba, and run the
     exploit against those services. This is useful if you wish to scan a
     group of hosts quickly for the vulnerability based on the version number.
-    However, because of ther version number, some patched versions may still
+    However, because of their version number, some patched versions may still
     show up as likely vulnerable. Here, we use smb.get_os(host) to do
     versioning of the Samba version and compare it to see if it is a known
     vulnerable version of Samba. Note that this check is not conclusive:

scripts/ssl-enum-ciphers.nse

@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ end
 --   "server": the server prefers its own order. In this case ciphers is non-nil.
 --   "client": the server follows the client preference. ciphers is nil.
 --   "indeterminate": returned when there are only 0 or 1 ciphers. ciphers is nil.
---   nil: an error ocurred during the test. err is non-nil.
+--   nil: an error occurred during the test. err is non-nil.
 -- err is an error message string that is non-nil when preference is nil or
 -- indeterminate.
 --

scripts/tso-brute.nse

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ TSO user IDs have the following rules:
 -- |_  Statistics: Performed 6 guesses in 6 seconds, average tps: 1
 -- Final times for host: srtt: 96305 rttvar: 72303  to: 385517
 --
--- @args tso-brute.commands Commands in a semi-colon seperated list needed
+-- @args tso-brute.commands Commands in a semi-colon separated list needed
 --       to access TSO. Defaults to <code>TSO</code>.
 --
 -- @args tso-brute.always_logon TSO logon can kick a user off if it guesses

scripts/tso-enum.nse

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ TSO user IDs have the following rules:
 ]]
 
 ---
--- @args tso-enum.commands Commands in a semi-colon seperated list needed
+-- @args tso-enum.commands Commands in a semi-colon separated list needed
 -- to access TSO. Defaults to <code>tso</code>.
 --
 -- @usage

scripts/vtam-enum.nse

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ found for application IDs.
 ---
 --@args idlist Path to list of application IDs to test.
 --  Defaults to <code>nselib/data/vhosts-default.lst</code>.
---@args vtam-enum.commands Commands in a semi-colon seperated list needed
+--@args vtam-enum.commands Commands in a semi-colon separated list needed
 --  to access VTAM. Defaults to <code>nothing</code>.
 --@args vtam-enum.path Folder used to store valid transaction id 'screenshots'
 --  Defaults to <code>None</code> and doesn't store anything.