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Burp UI not working in CentOS 7

Mohan | Last updated: Apr 09, 2018 06:33AM UTC

I am evaluating burp test suite for our security testing requirements. I am working on a virtual machine hosted on AWS instance. The AWS instance has CentOS 7 operating system. When I am starting burp through jar file, the burp UI is not getting displayed. Just the outer frame is getting displayed and nothing inside. I tried lot of OS updates and different JDK's 1.6, 1.7 and java 8. But no luck. But on my local machine which has windows, it is working fine. I want to recommend this tool to my architect because of the extensive features it has got. But I am struck here. Can somebody please suggest some pointers to solve this problem

Liam, PortSwigger Agent | Last updated: Apr 09, 2018 10:02AM UTC

Thanks for this report. We've encountered a similar issue in our testing. Would it be possible to send us any error messages or output from your CentOS console? You can send the details to support@portswigger.net.

Liam, PortSwigger Agent | Last updated: Apr 09, 2018 02:24PM UTC

We're aware of some issues with fonts on CentOS. This link might help you: - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45569367/upgrade-rhel-from-7-3-to-7-4-arrayindexoutofboundsexception-in-sun-font-composi Additionally, we recomend you install X and VNC on your CentOS system and access Burp using VNC. Please let us know if you need any further assistance.

Burp User | Last updated: Apr 10, 2018 11:35AM UTC

Many thanks for the reply Liam. Can you please let me know how does accessing the Burp using VNC helps. From what I understand VNC is remote desktop connection from my Linux Box. If I create a VNC from my Linux box to other Linux box, it also will have the same environment as my current machine. The issues what I face here, I will face there also. Can you please elaborate how do I overcome the Burp limitations what I am facing in my current linux machine in the new remote linux instance that I create through VNC

Liam, PortSwigger Agent | Last updated: Apr 10, 2018 12:02PM UTC

We suggested VNC as we thought this was a remote issue. Is your issue local or remote? Have you tried the fix detailed in the stack overflow link? - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45569367/upgrade-rhel-from-7-3-to-7-4-arrayindexoutofboundsexception-in-sun-font-composi

Burp User | Last updated: Apr 10, 2018 02:16PM UTC

Yes I tried the solutions listed in the above stack overflow link. As suggested I created /etc/fonts/local.conf and copied the specified content. Also I installed dejavu-serif-fonts.But no luck and if I run the burp.jar file,still nothing is displayed in the UI

Liam, PortSwigger Agent | Last updated: Apr 10, 2018 02:19PM UTC

Mohan, just to help us understand the issue better: - Are you running Burp locally or on your AWS instance? - What is the command line you are using to start Burp? - Is it possible to provide a screenshot of the issue?

Burp User | Last updated: Aug 19, 2018 04:11AM UTC

Hi,Liam, I also have the same issue. 1:yes I have this error on the Centos 7.5. LSB Version: :core-4.1-amd64:core-4.1-noarch:cxx-4.1-amd64:cxx-4.1-noarch:desktop-4.1-amd64:desktop-4.1-noarch:languages-4.1-amd64:languages-4.1-noarch:printing-4.1-amd64:printing-4.1-noarch Distributor ID: CentOS Description: CentOS Linux release 7.5.1804 (Core) Release: 7.5.1804 Codename: Core 2: I use javva -jar burp.jar 3:https://imgur.com/a/WMlHuwo I use xrdp and tigervnc to remote connect my ec2 instance.How to print more useful info to debug this issue? When i start buro from console,the above command just hold at console,nothing else info will show?may be I need use some other parameter?

Liam, PortSwigger Agent | Last updated: Aug 20, 2018 01:19PM UTC

Alex, what version of Java are you running?

mrx | Last updated: May 02, 2020 01:53AM UTC

same issue for me, as well.

Liam, PortSwigger Agent | Last updated: May 04, 2020 07:40AM UTC

Could you provide more detail about the issue you are encountering?

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