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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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Microsoft Windows HTTP Services Credential Reflection Exploit (MS09-013)
This module implements the NTLM Relay attack through HTTP Services to install an agent in the target machine.
Microsoft Windows helpctr Invalid URL Processing Exploit
This module exploits a vulnerability caused due to an error in the MPC::HTML::UrlUnescapeW() function in helpctr.exe when escaping URLs. 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 Group Policy Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Exploit (MS15-011) Update
This module exploits, via a "Man In The Middle" attack, a security flaw in the Domain Controller policies downloaded by clients during the logging process This update adds support to Windows 8.1 and Windows 2012 R2 and improves the network stability.
Microsoft Windows Group Policy Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Exploit (MS15-011)
This module exploits, via a "Man In The Middle" attack, a security flaw in the Domain Controller policies downloaded by clients during the logging process
Microsoft Windows Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Exploit
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the DirectComposition 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.
Microsoft Windows GP Trap Handler Privilege Escalation Exploit
Incorrect assumptions in the support code of legacy 16bit applications in Microsoft Windows operating systems allows local users to gain system privileges via the "NtVdmControl" system call. This module exploits the vulnerability and installs an agent with system privileges. 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.
Microsoft Windows GDI Plus WMF Buffer Overflow Exploit (MS08-052) update
When the method WmfEnumState::DibCreatePatternBrush in the GDI Plus library processes a WMF file with a malformed CreatePatternBrush record, this produces a stack overflow. This update adds support for Microsoft Windows XP SP0 Home/Professional and Microsoft Windows 2003 SP0 Standard/Enterprise Edition.
Microsoft Windows GDI Plus WMF Buffer Overflow Exploit (MS08-052)
When the method WmfEnumState::DibCreatePatternBrush in the GDI Plus library processes a WMF file with a malformed CreatePatternBrush record, this produces a stack overflow.
Microsoft Windows GDI Kernel Local Privilege Escalation Exploit
This module exploits a vulnerability in the way that Microsoft Windows manages GDI kernel structures in shared memory. An attacker could remap a global shared memory section that is defined to be read-only to read-write allowing them to execute arbitrary code and gain additional privileges on the target system.
Microsoft Windows Font Library File Vulnerability DoS (MS11-077)
This module causes a BSOD in Microsoft Windows when parsing a specially crafted .FON 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 Font Library File Buffer Overrun Vulnerability Exploit (MS11-077) Update
This update adds support to Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft Windows 2008. When a crafted ".fon" file is loaded by Windows Kernel this produces a kernel heap overflow. This module exploits this vulnerability by filling the kernel memory via heap spraying and building a fake chunk header.
Microsoft Windows Font Library File Buffer Overrun Vulnerability Exploit (MS11-077)
When a crafted ".fon" file is loaded by Windows Kernel this produces a kernel heap overflow. This module exploits this vulnerability filling the kernel memory via heap spraying and building a fake chunk header.
Microsoft Windows Fax Cover Page Editor Double Free Memory Corruption Exploit
Microsoft Windows Fax Cover Page Editor is prone to a double-free memory-corruption vulnerability. 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.
A denial of service vulnerability exists in Event Logging Service when an authenticated attacker connects to the target system and sends specially crafted requests.
Microsoft Windows Embedded OpenType Fonts Integer Overflow DoS (MS09-065) Update
This module causes a DoS in win32k.sys when attempts are made to render a malformed embedded font. This updates improves the functionality of the module.
Microsoft Windows DNS Server SIGRed Remote Code Execution Exploit
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Windows Domain Name System servers when they fail to properly handle requests. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the Local System Account. Windows servers that are configured as DNS servers are at risk from this vulnerability.
Microsoft Windows DNS Server SIGRed Local Privilege Escalation Exploit
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the DNS server fails to properly handle SIG responses. 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.