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Exploit development can be an advanced penetration testing skill that takes time to master. Additionally, when on a job, pen testers often don’t have the resources to create a new exploit. Many resort to searching for and using pre-written exploits that have not been tested and must go through the timely effort of quality assurance testing in order to ensure they are secure and effective.
Core Impact users can save time by finding all the up-to-date exploits they need in one place. We provide a robust library of exploits designed to enable pen testers to safely and efficiently conduct successful penetration tests. Whether written by our own internal team or by a third party like ExCraft, you can trust they have been thoroughly tested and validated by our experts.
The universe of vulnerabilities is huge and not all of them represent the same risk for the customers. Vulnerabilities do not all have the same level of criticality. Some may be easily exploitable by a low-level user, while others may not be exploitable at all. To increase the efficiency of the attacks and the quality of the exploits provided, the Core Impact team has developed selection criteria to prioritize its analysis and implementation. We determine which exploits warrant creation based on the following questions:
What are the most critical attacks from the attacker’s perspective?
What new vulnerabilities are more likely to be exploited in real attacks?
What exploits are the most valuable for Core Impact?
Once an exploit is approved, its priority order considers the following variables:
Vulnerability Properties: CVE, disclosure date, access mechanism and privileges needed.
Target Environment Setup: OS, application prevalence, version and special configurations needed.
Value Provided to Core Impact: Customer request, usage in multiple attacks, allows the installation of an agent, etc.
Technical Cost vs. Benefit: An analysis weighing the resources needed to build an exploit with the internal and external knowledge gained in its creation.
Each one of these variables has a different weight and provides a ranking of the potential exploits to be developed. Following those criteria, the top of the list would contain, for example, a vulnerability on Windows (most popular OS) that can be exploited remotely, without authentication and that provides super user privileges.
Correspondingly, a vulnerability on an application that is rarely installed, needs special configurations, and requires User Interaction, would be at the bottom.
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Description
Date Added
CVE Link
Exploit Platform
Exploit Type
Product Name
Symantec Norton Internet Security 2004 ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Exploit
This module exploits a buffer overflow in Norton Internet Security 2004, via a bug in ISLAert.dll, an ActiveX control installed by default.
CA BrightStor Tape Engine exploit for Windows Vista
We are pleased to announce the availability of the first CORE IMPACT exploit for Windows Vista along with initial support for Windows Vista as an exploit target. The first exploit we are releasing is an exploit for a vulnerability in CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup v11.5 (CVE-2007-0169). More exploits for Vista will follow as part of our exploit update service. This update adds support for Windows Vista as a target for the exploit, and includes modifications to the Windows agent and accompanying payloads to run on all previously supported versions of Windows.
The Ubuntu 5.10 installer does not properly clear passwords from the installer log file (questions.dat), and leaves the log file with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges
This is a denial of service exploit for a vulnerability in the MSDTC component of windows systems (MS06-018). This update fixes the correct CVE number (CVE-2006-1184)
Apple QuickTime QTVR QTVRStringAtom Buffer Overflow Exploit
The vulnerability exists within the QuickTimeVR.qtx component when processing a QTVRStringAtom having an overly large "stringLength" parameter. This can be exploited to cause a based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code under the context of the user running the application. WARNING: This is an early release module. This is not the final version of this module. It is a pre-released version in order to deliver a module as quickly as possible to our customers that may be useful in some situations.
This module exploits a file upload vulnerability in the LANDesk Lenovo ThinkManagement Console. Unrestricted file upload in andesk/managementsuite/core/core.anonymous/ServerSetup.asmx in the ServerSetup web service in Lenovo ThinkManagement Console allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension via a PutUpdateFileCore command in a RunAMTCommand SOAP request.
ASUS Net4Switch ipswcom ActiveX Buffer Overflow Exploit
ASUS Net4Switch is prone to an overflow condition related to the ActiveX component ipswcom.dll. The CxDbgPrint()function (cxcmrt.dll) fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted message string passed to the Alert() method, a remote attacker can potentially execute arbitrary code.
Windows
Exploits/Client Side
Impact
Apple QuickTime TeXML Stack Buffer Overflow Exploit
A vulnerability found in Apple QuickTime Player when handling a crafted TeXML file, it is possible to trigger a stack-based buffer overflow. WARNING: This is an early release module. This is not the final version of this module. It is a pre-released version in order to deliver a module as quickly as possible to our customers that may be useful in some situations. Since this module is not the final version it may contain bugs or have limited functionality and may not have complete or accurate documentation.
This update includes a module that remotely exploits CVE-2015-0235 (a.k.a. GHOST, a heap-based buffer overflow in the GNU C Library's gethostbyname functions) on x86 and x86_64 GNU/Linux systems that run the Exim mail server.
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Corel Painter 2015 14.0.0.728 and earlier, and possibly other versions allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse wacommt.dll that is located in the same folder as an .rif file.
MediaWiki with DjVU or PDF file upload allows a remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by exploting a bug in the with parameter in thumb.php while previewing the uploaded file.
This module exploits a buffer overflow in the FTP server in Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) via a crafted NLST command that uses wildcards. WARNING: This is an early release module. This is not the final version of this module. It is a pre-released version in order to deliver a module as quickly as possible to our customers that may be useful in some situations. Since this module is not the final version it may contain bugs or have limited functionality and may not have complete or accurate documentation.
Awingsoft Awakening (aka Winds3D) Viewer, which runs as a plugin within most popular web browsers, is vulnerable to a remotely exploitable arbitrary command execution vulnerability which can be triggered by making the user visit a malicious link/website.
Free CD to MP3 Converter WAV File Buffer Overflow Exploit
Free CD to MP3 Converter by Eusing Software contains a buffer prone to exploitation via a specially crafted WAV file.
Windows
Exploits/Client Side
Impact
Safari Webkit SVG Memory Corruption Exploit
Webkit, as used in Apple Safari before 5.06 is prone to a memory corruption vulnerability caused by a web site with a crafted SVG graphic. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Citrix EdgeSight is prone to a Denial of Service within the LauncherService.exe component which listens by default on TCP port 18747. When handling a request the process trusts a user supplied field in the packet specifying the length of data to follow, the process then copies the user supplied data, without validation, into a fixed-length buffer on the heap.
Windows
Denial of Service/Remote
Impact
Microsoft Office Access Database Processing Pointers Exploit (MS13-074)
Microsoft Access contains a vulnerability in the way it handles compiled queries that are stored in .aacdb files. It mistakenly interprets certain fields in the file as pointers and produce memory corruption.
The DefaultActionMapper class in Apache Struts2 supports a method for short-circuit navigation state changes by prefixing parameters with "action:" or "redirect:". The information contained in these prefixes is not properly sanitized before being evaluated as OGNL expressions on the server side, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Java code on the server. This module exploits the vulnerability in any web application built on top of vulnerable versions of the Apache Struts 2 framework.
Microsoft Internet Explorer CCaret Use-After-Free Exploit (MS13-069)
Use after free in Internet Explorer when handling the caret (text cursor) object. Successful control of the freed memory may leverage arbitrary code execution under the context of the user.
Microsoft WINS Service Failed Response Vulnerability DoS (MS11-035)
This module exploits a vulnerability on Microsoft WINS service by sending a request packet followed by a RESET connection packet. WARNING: This is an early release module. This is not the final version of this module. It is a pre-released version in order to deliver a module as quickly as possible to our customers that may be useful in some situations. Since this module is not the final version it may contain bugs or have limited functionality and may not have complete or accurate documentation.