Core Certified Exploits

Library of expert validated exploits for safe and effective pen tests

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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We provide pen testers with real-time updates for a wide range of exploits for different platforms, operating systems, and applications. 

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Title Description Date Added CVE Link Exploit Platform Exploit Type Product Name
OpenBSD PF IP ICMPV6 Remote DoS Update OpenBSD's PF is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability. Exploiting this issue allows remote attackers to cause a kernel panic on affected computers, denying further service to legitimate users. This update improves reliability in Impact 10. CVE-2009-0687 OpenBSD Denial of Service/Remote Impact
Symantec AMS Intel Handler Service Command Injection Exploit This module exploits command injection vulnerability in Symantec AMS Intel Handler Service and install an agent into the target machine. CVE-2010-0110 Windows Exploits/Remote Impact
Winamp MP4 Processing Integer Overflow Exploit An integer overflow error exists in the processing of MP4 files. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow via e.g. an MP4 file containing a specially crafted "ctts" box. Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact
Adobe Reader authplay AVM2 newfunction Exploit Update This module exploits a vulnerability in Adobe Reader when parsing .PDF files. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in authplay.dll when handling crafted malicious Flash (.SWF) file or by embedding a malicious Flash application in a .PDF file. This version add Windows Vista support. CVE-2010-1297 Windows Exploits/Client Side Impact