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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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IBM Access Support GetXMLValue ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Exploit
A vulnerability has been identified in IBM Access Support ActiveX, which could be exploited by remote attackers to compromise an affected system. This issue is caused by a buffer overflow error in the "IbmEgath.dll" module when processing malformed data passed to the "GetXMLValue()" method, which could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into visiting a specially crafted web page.
Microsoft Windows Active Directory Remote DoS (MS09-066)
This module exploits an error in the Windows Active Directory implementation by sending a specially crafted LDAP request to crash the lsass.exe process, leading to the reboot of the target machine.
IBM Installation Manager URI Handler Argument Injection Exploit
This module runs a web server waiting for vulnerable clients to connect to it. When the client connects, it will try to install an agent by instantiating the "iim" uri handler with a malicious DLL(impact.dll) as parameter.
A vulnerability has been identified in ISC BIND, which could be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service. This issue is caused due to the "dns_db_findrdataset()" function failing when the prerequisite section of a dynamic update message contains a record of type "ANY" and where at least one RRset for this FQDN exists on the server, which could allow attackers to cause a vulnerable server to exit when receiving a specially crafted dynamic update message sent to a zone for which the server is the master.
This module exploits a vulnerability in Oracle Secure Backup when sending a specially crafted NDMP_CONNECT_CLIENT_AUTH packet. This update improves exploit reliability and adds a ndmp library for ndmp based exploits.
Chasys Media Player Playlist Buffer Overflow Exploit
Chasys Media Player contains a buffer prone to exploitation via an overly long string. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in Chasys Media Player when handling .M3U or .PLS files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted .M3U or .PLS file.
The application is prone to a stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied data. Specifically, this issue occurs when the application creates a 'Connecting' log message. An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a vulnerable user into connecting to a malicious HTTP server or opening a specially crafted URI that contains an excessively long hostname.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the processing of PRIVMSG IRC messages. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by tricking a user into connecting to a malicious IRC server.
This module exploits a vulnerability caused by a boundary error in the processing of RDP files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by tricking a user into decoding a specially crafted RDP file.
This module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow in the Alt-N Security Gateway by sending a specially crafted HTTP request to the TCP port 4000. This module adds support for Windows 2000 Professional SP4.
The Ultra Office Control ActiveX control (OfficeCtrl.ocx) is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web page that passes an overly long string to the HttpUpload() method, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with the privileges of the current user or cause the victim's browser to crash.
This module exploits a vulnerability caused due to boundary errors in IntelliTamper within the processing of HTML files when the program scans a site. IntelliTamper fails to check in the image tag on supplied data, allowing an attacker to cause a stack overflow in order to execute arbitrary code
Microsoft Windows AFD Driver Local Privilege Escalation Exploit (MS08-066)
This module exploits a vulnerability in Windows Ancillary function driver when the 0x1203F IOCTL in afd.sys is invoked with a specially crafted parameter. The IOCTL 0x1203F handler in the afd.sys function driver allows local users to overwrite memory and execute arbitrary code via malformed Interrupt Request Packet (Irp) parameters.
CA BrightStor Tape Engine Buffer Overflow Exploit update
This module exploits a buffer overflow in CA Brightstor Tape Engine in BrightStor ARCserve Backup v11.5. This package makes a slight change in the documentation of the module.
MSRPC Trend Micro Server Protect buffer overflow exploit Update
TrendMicro ServerProtect is prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability on the rpc interface that could permit the execution of arbitrary remote code. This update corrects the actual exploited CVE number.
Microsoft Works File Parsing WPS Buffer Overflow Exploit Update
This module exploits a vulnerability in Microsoft Office (.WPS files). The vulnerability is caused due to boundary errors within the processing of WPS files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow when a specially crafted file is opened. This update adds Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 as Supported Systems and fixes a small bug in the function that generate the files.
This module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow in the Agent Browser in VERITAS Backup Exec 7.3, 8.x before 8.60.3878 Hotfix 68, and 9.x before 9.1.4691 Hotfix 40, to install an agent on the target box. This update improves reliability for 8.x versions.
CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup LGServer Service Exploit
This module exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in the LGServer Service (LGServer.exe) component of CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup for Laptops and Desktops and installs an agent if successful. This vulnerability can be exploited remotely by sending a specially crafted packet to port TCP/1900.
This module exploits a vulnerability caused due to a boundary error in the Microsoft Agent ActiveX control (agentdpv.dll) when handling specially crafted URLs passed as argument to a certain unspecified method. This package improves the reliability of the exploit.
The vulnerability is caused due to boundary errors in dBpowerAMP within the processing of M3U files. dBpowerAMP fails to check the length of the string in M3U playlist archives, allowing an attacker to cause a stack overflow in order to execute arbitrary code.
This module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the SOCKS proxy included in the Sun Java Web Proxy Server. The exploit sends specially crafted packets during the SOCKS connection negotiation and installs an agent if successful.