ipidseq.nse uses packet.u16 function that is marked as local

[rainoko]

nmap/scripts/ipidseq.nse

Line 234 in 705ac8d

table.insert(ipids, packet.u16(layer3, 4))

packet.u16(...) is marked as local (it is right thing to do to achieve correct encapsulation) and cannot be used anymore.
Maybe separate module for helper functions should be introduced.

[nnposter]

Thank you for reporting the issue and identifying the root cause. A fix has been committed as r38371.

[LiJulle]

Hi,
I think I am encountering the same error.
With root and the command "nmap -p80 -d2 --script ipidseq -iR10" I keep getting the error "variable 'u16' is not declared". I am not able to find r38371 is it a new version? I am running the newest version that comes with Kali.
I am probably doing a stupid mistake but I'm new to nmap and help would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Jules

[nnposter]

r38371 is not a version but an SVN commit. There is not yet an official version of Nmap that contains this update. Instead, you can simply replace your local copy of the file with what is in GitHub or SVN.

[LiJulle]

Yes thank you now it’s working fine.

[bhanu5678]

what i have to do solve that problem. please explain me how to copy to local file