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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.
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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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Microsoft Windows Win32k TrackPopupMenu Null Pointer Dereference Privilege Escalation Exploit (MS14-058) Update 2
This module exploits a null pointer dereference in win32k.sys by abusing of xxxSendMessageTimeout function. The TrackPopupMenu API function is used to trigger the vulnerability. This update adds support for Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 2012 platforms.
Microsoft Windows Win32k TrackPopupMenu Null Pointer Dereference Privilege Escalation Exploit (MS14-058) Update
This module exploits a null pointer dereference in win32k.sys by abusing of xxxSendMessageTimeout function. The TrackPopupMenu API function is used to trigger the vulnerability. This update adds support for x86-64 platforms.
Microsoft Windows Win32k TrackPopupMenu Null Pointer Dereference Privilege Escalation Exploit (MS14-058)
This module exploits a null pointer dereference in win32k.sys by abusing of xxxSendMessageTimeout function. The TrackPopupMenu API function is used to trigger the vulnerability.
Microsoft Windows Win32k SetImeinfoEx Privilege Escalation Exploit
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system.
Microsoft Windows Win32k Read AV Vulnerability (MS13-053) Update
This module exploits a vulnerability in win32k.sys when the EPATHOBJ::pprFlattenRec() doesn't initialize the pointer to the next memory chunk. This update adds support to Windows 2003 64 bits, Windows Vista 64 bits, Windows 2008 64 bits, Windows 2008 R2, Windows 7 64 bits, Windows 8 64 bits and Windows 2012 64 bits.
Microsoft Windows Win32k Read AV Vulnerability (MS13-053)
This module exploits a vulnerability in win32k.sys when the EPATHOBJ::pprFlattenRec() doesn't initialize the pointer to the next memory chunk. This is only a documentation update of the original module "Microsoft Windows Win32k pprFlattenRec Vulnerability Exploit".
Microsoft Windows Win32k Privilege Escalation Exploit(MS15-010)
win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Microsoft Windows Win32k Privilege Escalation Exploit (MS16-135) Update 2
This module exploits a vulnerability in win32k.sys. By forcing an invalid combination of window style and window menu a local attacker can trigger a kernel arbitrary write and elevate privileges.
This update adds support to Windows 2008 (32 and 64 bits) and Windows 2008 R2 (64 bits)
Microsoft Windows Win32k Privilege Escalation Exploit (MS16-135) Update
This module exploits a vulnerability in win32k.sys. By forcing an invalid combination of window style and window menu a local attacker can trigger a kernel arbitrary write and elevate privileges.
Microsoft Windows Win32k Privilege Escalation Exploit (MS16-135)
This module exploits a vulnerability in win32k.sys by setting a Window as WS_CHILD and sending a special key combination to this one.
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.
Microsoft Windows Win32k pprFlattenRec Vulnerability Exploit Update 2
This module exploits a vulnerability in win32k.sys when the EPATHOBJ::pprFlattenRec() doesn't initialize the pointer to the next memory chunk. This update adds support to Windows 2003, Windows 2008 and Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows Win32k pprFlattenRec Vulnerability Exploit Update
This module exploits a vulnerability in win32k.sys when the EPATHOBJ::pprFlattenRec() doesn't initialize the pointer to the next memory chunk. This update adds support to Microsoft Windows 8.
Microsoft Windows Win32k OTF Validation DoS (MS11-041)
This module causes a BSOD in Microsoft Windows when parsing a specially crafted OpenType font file. 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.
Microsoft Windows Win32k Null Pointer Dereference DoS (MS11-077)
This module exploits a vulnerability on win32k.sys sending a crafted message from user to kernel. 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.
Microsoft Windows Win32k NULL Page Vulnerability Exploit (MS13-081) Update
This module exploits a vulnerability in "win32k.sys" by calling to the "TrackPopupMenuEx" function. This update adds support to Windows 7 64 bits and Windows 2008 R2.
Microsoft Windows Win32k Keyboard Layout Vulnerability Exploit (MS12-047) Update
This update adds support to Impact 12.5 This module exploits a Windows kernel vulnerability by loading a fake keyboard layout through a call to "NtUserLoadKeyboardLayoutEx" function with crafted parameters. When the keyboard layout is processed by win32k.sys, it produces a kernel heap memory corruption.
Microsoft Windows Win32k Keyboard Layout Vulnerability Exploit (MS12-047)
This update replaces the exploit modules for MS12-034. Also it adds support for 64bit versions of Microsoft Windows 2003, Vista and 2008. This module exploits a Windows kernel vulnerability by loading a fake keyboard layout through a call to "NtUserLoadKeyboardLayoutEx" function with crafted parameters. When the keyboard layout is processed by win32k.sys, it produces a kernel heap memory corruption.
Microsoft Windows Win32k Keyboard Layout Vulnerability Exploit (MS12-034) Update 6
This update adds support to Microsoft Windows 2003 64 bits edition ( DoS ), Microsoft Windows Vista 64 bits edition ( DoS ), Microsoft Windows 2008 64 bits edition ( DoS ) and Microsoft Windows Seven 64 bits edition ( DoS ). This module exploits a Windows kernel vulnerability by loading a fake keyboard layout through a call to "NtUserLoadKeyboardLayoutEx" function with crafted parameters. When the keyboard layout is processed by win32k.sys, it produces a kernel heap memory corruption.
Microsoft Windows Win32k Keyboard Layout Vulnerability Exploit (MS12-034) Update 4
This update adds support to Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft Windows 7 ( only DoS ). This module exploits a Windows kernel vulnerability by loading a fake keyboard layout through a call to "NtUserLoadKeyboardLayoutEx" function with crafted parameters. When the keyboard layout is processed by win32k.sys, it produces a kernel heap memory corruption.
Microsoft Windows Win32k Keyboard Layout Vulnerability Exploit (MS12-034) Update 3
This update adds support to Microsoft Windows XP with the MS12-034 patch installed. This module exploits a Windows kernel vulnerability by loading a fake keyboard layout through a call to "NtUserLoadKeyboardLayoutEx" function with crafted parameters. When the keyboard layout is processed by win32k.sys, it produces a kernel heap memory corruption.
Microsoft Windows Win32k Keyboard Layout Vulnerability Exploit (MS12-034) Update 2
This update adds support to Microsoft Windows 2008. This module exploits a Windows kernel vulnerability by loading a fake keyboard layout through a call to "NtUserLoadKeyboardLayoutEx" function with crafted parameters. When the keyboard layout is processed by win32k.sys, it produces a kernel heap memory corruption.
Microsoft Windows Win32k Keyboard Layout Vulnerability Exploit (MS12-034)
This module exploits a Windows kernel vulnerability by loading a fake keyboard layout through a call to "NtUserLoadKeyboardLayoutEx" function with crafted parameters. When the keyboard layout is processed by win32k.sys, it produces a kernel heap memory corruption.