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SSH connection fails - Kali - Python3.8

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Hello I just installed the tool using pip and when I run the command

pwncat -s -u SSH_USER -p SSH_PORT -H SSH_HOST -P SSH_PASSWORD

I get the following error.

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/kali/.local/bin/pwncat", line 8, in <module>                                                                                                                                                                                 
    sys.exit(main())                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  File "/home/kali/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pwncat/__main__.py", line 28, in main                                                                                                                                                
    pwncat.victim.command_parser.dispatch_line(                                                                                                                                                                                            
  File "/home/kali/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pwncat/commands/__init__.py", line 290, in dispatch_line                                                                                                                             
    command.run(args)                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  File "/home/kali/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pwncat/commands/connect.py", line 229, in run
    pwncat.victim.connect(chan)
  File "/home/kali/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pwncat/remote/victim.py", line 279, in connect
    hostname_path = self.run("which hostname").strip().decode("utf-8")
  File "/home/kali/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pwncat/remote/victim.py", line 1032, in run
    sdelim, edelim = self.process(cmd, delim=wait, timeout=timeout)
  File "/home/kali/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pwncat/remote/victim.py", line 1086, in process
    data = self.client.recv(len(command), socket.MSG_PEEK)

Local Info

Operative System: Kali Linux 2020.2 Python version: Python 3.8.3 User: non-root

Remote Info

Operative System: Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS User: non-root

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State:
Created 3 years ago
Comments:6 (3 by maintainers)

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r4vanancommented, Sep 14, 2020

Now its working fine

On Mon, 14 Sep 2020, 04:48 pitust, notifications@github.com wrote:

I had this issue. You need to uninstall and then reinstall paramiko from the fork.

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calebstewartcommented, Sep 14, 2020

Great, I’m going to close this issue, then. If you see it pop up again for whatever reason, please open another issue.