This is a simple fix- when emerging nikto-1.32, then attempting to update, it complains: + ERROR: Unable to open '/usr/share/nikto/plugins/../CHANGES.txt' for write: 1 at /usr/share/nikto/plugins/nikto_core.plugin line 864. The simple fix is to touch the file, then re-run the update command bacongo root # touch /usr/share/nikto/plugins/CHANGES.txt bacongo root # nikto.pl -update Granted this is all a moot point since it tells you 1.34 exists, but if it's this trivial to fix (make sure the CHANGES.txt file is touched after unpacking) it might as well be done. I agree should normally be fixed by the creator of the package, but they've already moved on so it has become a legacy problem that should probably be dealt with on the distro-level Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. emerge =net-analyzer/nikto-1.32 2. nikto -update Actual Results: bacongo root # nikto.pl -update + Retrieving 'server_msgs.db' + Retrieving 'nikto_headers.plugin' + Retrieving 'servers.db' + Retrieving 'scan_database.db' + Retrieving 'nikto_core.plugin' + Retrieving 'outdated.db' + Retrieving 'CHANGES.txt' + ERROR: Unable to open '/usr/share/nikto/plugins/../CHANGES.txt' for write: 1 at /usr/share/nikto/plugins/nikto_core.plugin line 864. Expected Results: bacongo root # nikto.pl -update + No updates required. + www.cirt.net message: Nikto version 1.34 has been released, which fixes a number of important bugs. Please update to the latest.
Also noticed this problem exists for 1.34 as well.
OK, I've looked, and the pathing issues aside in 1.32, in 1.34 the message actually reads "No updates will be occurring until version 2 is out" % nikto --update + No updates required. + www.cirt.net message: Please bear with the lack of updates until version 2.0 is out. So it doesn't look like cirt plans on supporting this feature until the next version...
