Send the hosts count to the client as -1, because the invalid target list

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - Fix snmp result. Only return the value and do not stop at the first \n. [#627](https://github.com/greenbone/openvas/pull/627)
 - Fix masking of IPv6 addresses. [#635](https://github.com/greenbone/openvas/pull/635)
 - Fix technique switch for getting the appropriate interface to use for IPv6 dst addr. [#636](https://github.com/greenbone/openvas/pull/636)
+- Fix host count. Set to -1 when the target string is invalid. [#646](https://github.com/greenbone/openvas/pull/646)
 
 [20.08]: https://github.com/greenbone/openvas/compare/v20.8.0...openvas-20.08
 

src/attack.c

@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@
  * process bar.
  */
 #define PROGRESS_BAR_STYLE 1
+/**
+ * Define value to be sent to the client for invalid target list.
+ **/
+#define INVALID_TARGET_LIST "-1"
 
 #undef G_LOG_DOMAIN
 /**
@@ -1082,9 +1086,12 @@ attack_network (struct scan_globals *globals)
       connect_main_kb (&main_kb);
       message_to_client (main_kb, buffer, NULL, NULL, "ERRMSG");
       g_free (buffer);
+      /* Send the hosts count to the client as -1,
+       * because the invalid target list.*/
+      message_to_client (main_kb, INVALID_TARGET_LIST, NULL, NULL,
+                         "HOSTS_COUNT");
       kb_lnk_reset (main_kb);
       g_warning ("Invalid target list. Scan terminated.");
-      set_scan_status ("finished");
       goto stop;
     }