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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
Avast Internet Security aswFW.sys Driver IOCTL Handling Local DoS
Avast! Internet Security is prone to a local denial-of-service vulnerability. Local attackers can exploit this issue to cause denial-of-service conditions.
This module exploits an authentication bypass in the login.php in vulnerable versions of Oracle Secure Backup in order to execute arbitrary code via command injection parameters.
Microsoft Windows Media Player ASF Buffer Overflow Exploit (MS09-052)
Windows Media Player is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability that occurs because it fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied data via a crafted .ASF file.
QQPlayer contains a buffer prone to exploitation via an overly long string. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in QQPlayer when handling .ASX files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted .ASX file.
Windows
Exploits/Client Side
Impact
HP OpenView NNM OvJavaLocale Buffer Overflow Exploit
This module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow in the webappmon.exe CGI application, a component of HP OpenView Network Node Manager, by sending an HTTP request with an invalid value for the OvJavaLocale parameter.
nginx Encoded Directory Trasversal Denial of Service Exploit
nginx 0.8.36 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain encoded directory traversal sequences that trigger memory corruption, as demonstrated using the "%c0.%c0." sequence.
HTML Email Creator HTML Tags Buffer Overflow Exploit
HTML Email Creator is prone to multiple remote buffer-overflow vulnerabilities because the application fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied input, when sending or creating mails, with malformed HTML tags.
Windows
Exploits/Client Side
Impact
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.
Serenity Audio Player contains a buffer prone to exploitation via an overly long string. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in Serenity Audio Player when handling .M3U files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted .M3U file.
There is a possible reflected Cross-Site Scripting attack. An attacker able to cause a user to follow a specially crafted malicious link may be able to recover session identifiers or exploit browser vulnerabilities. The template parameter is vulnerable.
Exploits/Cross Site Scripting (XSS)/Known Vulnerabilities
Impact
Linux Kernel udp_sendmsg Privilege Escalation Exploit
This module exploits a vulnerability in the udp_sendmsg function in the UDP implementation in net/ipv4/udp.c and net/ipv6/udp.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.19 allowing local users to gain privileges via vectors involving the MSG_MORE flag and a UDP socket.
The vulnerability is caused due to boundary errors in libpurple.dll within the processing of MSNSLP messages. This can be exploited to cause an arbitrary write without user interaction. This module updates the MSN library, because of minor changes in the handling of the HTTP encapsulation of the MSN protocol within the Microsoft MSN server.
Panda Internet Security RKPavProc.sys Privilege Escalation Exploit
This module exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in Panda Internet Security RKPavProc.sys driver when handling a specially crafted IOCTL request. This vulnerability allows unprivileged local users to execute code with SYSTEM privileges.
Windows
Exploits/Local
Impact
Real Player MS HelpCenter Command Execution Exploit (MS10-042)
This module exploits a vulnerability caused due to an error in the MPC::HTML::UrlUnescapeW() function in helpctr.exe when escaping URLs, add direct exploitation from Real Player to the original Internet Explorer attack vector.
Millennium MP3 Studio contains a buffer prone to exploitation via an overly long string. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in Millennium MP3 Studio when handling .PLS files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted .PLS file.
Windows
Exploits/Client Side
Impact
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.
Pointdev IDEAL Migration is prone to a stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerability because the applications fail to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied data, when handling .IPJ files.
Windows
Exploits/Client Side
Impact
Apache mod_isapi Denial of Service Exploit
The Apache HTTP Server, commonly referred to as Apache, is a popular open source web server software. mod_isapi is a core module of the Apache package that implements the Internet Server extension API. The extension allows Apache to serve Internet Server extensions (ISAPI .dll modules) for Microsoft Windows based hosts. By sending a specially crafted request followed by a reset packet it is possible to trigger a vulnerability in Apache mod_isapi that will unload the target ISAPI module from memory.
This module exploits a stack based buffer overflow handling the mail headers in the OWA (Outlook Web Access) service when processing meeting requests of Exchange Server clients (MS06-019). This update excludes this exploit from rpt.
JBoss Application Server DeploymentFileRepository Remote Code Execution Exploit
A directory traversal vulnerability in the DeploymentFileRepository class in JBoss Application Server allows remote attackers who are able to access the console manager to create files on arbitrary locations of the filesystem. This can be abused to gain execution of arbitrary code by sending special HTTP requests to the JMX Console.
Microsoft Windows LNK Shortcut Automatic File Execution Exploit Update 2
Microsoft Windows is prone to a vulnerability that may allow a file to automatically run because the software fails to handle 'LNK' files properly. Specifically, the issue occurs when loading the icon of a shortcut file. A specially crafted 'LNK' file can cause Windows to automatically execute code that is specified by the shortcut file. This vulnerability is currently being exploited in the wild. This update adds support for Windows Vista and Windows Seven to the WebDAV module. WARNING: This is an early release module. This is not the final version of this module.
This module exploits a missing verification of the path in the command "sudoedit", provided by the sudo package. This can be exploited to execute any command as root including a shell, allowing an unprivileged process to elevate its privileges to root. This update adds OSX 10.6 (Snow Leopard) as supported target.
Power Tab Editor is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied data when handling .PTB files.
Microsoft Windows LNK Shortcut Automatic File Execution Exploit Update
Microsoft Windows is prone to a vulnerability that may allow a file to automatically run because the software fails to handle 'LNK' files properly. Specifically, the issue occurs when loading the icon of a shortcut file. A specially crafted 'LNK' file can cause Windows to automatically execute code that is specified by the shortcut file. This vulnerability is currently being exploited in the wild. This update adds WebDAV support, which makes possible for the exploit to work as a drive-by attack, allowing to compromise machines by enticing the victims into visiting a website.