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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Using the VMWare VMCI Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability it is possible run code in the host machine. This module sends a malformed message through hardware port to host exploiting the vmware-vmx.exe process and installing an agent. Source agent in guest machine must have administrator/system privileges.
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.
Windows I2O Utility Filter Driver Privilege Escalation Exploit
This module exploits a vulnerability in Windows I2O Utility Filter Driver when the 0x222F80 IOCTL in i2omgmt.sys is invoked with a specially crafted parameter. The IOCTL 0x222F80 handler in the i2omgmt.sys device driver in Windows I2O Utility Filter Driver allows local users to overwrite memory and execute arbitrary code via malformed Interrupt Request Packet (Irp) parameters.
Windows Macrovision (SECDRV.SYS) Memory Corruption Exploit
This module exploits a vulnerability in Windows XP and Windows 2003 when the 0xCA002813 function is invoked with a specially crafted parameter. The IOCTL 0xCA002813 handler in the SECDRV.SYS device driver in Macrovision products, installed by default in Windows XP and Windows 2003, allows local users to overwrite memory and execute arbitrary code via malformed Interrupt Request Packet (Irp) parameters.
The hardware detection functionality in the Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows XP, and Server 2003 allows local users to gain privileges via an unvalidated parameter to a function related to the "detection and registration of new hardware."
This module connects to Telephony Service and sends a message via lineSetAppPriorityW winapi32 that produces a buffer overflow and an agent will be installed.
This module exploits a vulnerability in WinPcap. The IOCTL 9031 (BIOCGSTATS) handler in the NPF.SYS device driver in WinPcap before 4.0.1 allows local users to overwrite memory and execute arbitrary code via malformed Interrupt Request Packet (Irp) parameters to obtain system privileges.
There is an authentication vulnerability in the Windows debugging subsystem (smss). This allows any user to obtain a handle with any access of any process running. With this handle an agent is injected in a SYSTEM process.
The Microsoft POSIX subsystem implementation is prone to a local buffer overflow vulnerability. A local attacker may exploit this vulnerability in order to run code with elevated privileges, fully compromising the vulnerable computer. This module exploits that vulnerability to install an agent on the target. In some cases after run this module, the RevertToSelf module makes it possible to escalate to SYSTEM privileges, leaving the agent with full control of the remote host.
X.Org server (xorg-server) 1.0.0 and later, X11R6.9.0, and X11R7.0 inadvertently treats the address of the geteuid function as if it is the return value of a call to geteuid, which allows local users to bypass intended restrictions and (1) execute arbitrary code via the -modulepath command line option or (2) overwrite arbitrary files via -logfile.
This module exploits a vulnerability in ZoneAlarm products when the 0x8400000F function is invoked with a specially crafted parameter. The IOCTL 0x8400000F handler in the VSDATANT.SYS device driver in ZoneAlarm products allows local users to overwrite memory and execute arbitrary code via malformed Interrupt Request Packet (Irp) parameters. Because of the inherent implication about exploiting a local vulnerability in a firewalled context this module will elevate privileges on the current agent instead of creating a new one.
This module exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability during the processing of TFTP Read/Write request packet types and cause a stack-based buffer overflow by sending a specially crafted packet with an overly long mode field.
A buffer overflow exists in RobNetScan.dll component of the Robot Communication Runtime used in some ABB programs for the communications to the IRC5, IRC5C, and IRC5P robot controllers.
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of software utilizing ActFax Raw Server. A Buffer Overflow vulnerability in ActFax Server RAW server used to transfer fax messages without protocols. Data fields. @F506,@F605, and @F000 are vulnerable.
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ActFax Server FTP User Buffer Overflow Exploit
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of software utilizing ActFax Server. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when processing an overly long USER name on the FTP Server. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via an overly long, specially-crafted argument passed to the affected command.
Windows
Exploits / Remote
Impact
ActFax Server LPD-LPR Buffer Overflow Exploit
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of software utilizing ActFax Server. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when processing an overly long Print Job command on the Line Printer Daemon Server (LPD-Server) . This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via an overly long, specially-crafted argument passed to the affected command.
Windows
Exploits / Remote
Impact
ActiveFax Server FTP Buffer Overflow Exploit
Active Fax Server's FTP service has a buffer overflow vulnerability that can be exploited by a remote authenticated atacker. The bug can be triggered after the user has aunthenticated himself by sending a RETR command followed by a very large string. ActiveFax server will be left inaccessible after successful exploitation.
Adobe ColdFusion is vulnerable to a remote authentication-bypass, allowing the attacker to upload an agent and execute it. The agent may have SYSTEM privileges if ColdFusion is installed as a service in Windows.
The /CFIDE/adminapi/customtags/l10n.cfm page in Adobe ColdFusion is prone to a Local File Inclusion vulnerability because it does not properly validate its attributes.file parameter. This can be abused by a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable servers. The agent may have SYSTEM privileges if ColdFusion is installed as a service on Windows.
ColdFusion admin console is vulnerable to multiple directory traversal attacks related to locale parameter, allowing the attacker to upload an agent and execute it. The agent may have SYSTEM privileges if ColdFusion is installed as a service in Windows.