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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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Foxit Reader Javascript Buffer Overflow Exploit
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when parsing format strings containing a floating point specifier in the util.printf() JavaScript function.
CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup ListCtrl Buffer Overflow Exploit
This module exploits a vulnerability in the ListCtrl ActiveX Control (ListCtrl.ocx) used CA BrighStor ARCserve Backup. The exploit is triggered when a long string argument is processed by the AddColumn() method resulting in a stack-based buffer overflow. This module runs a malicious web site on the CORE IMPACT Console and waits for an unsuspecting user to trigger the exploit by connecting to the web site.
Debian OpenSSL Predictable Random Number Generation Exploit
This module exploits the random number generator in Debian's OpenSSL package being predictable. This vulnerability is used to generate SSH keys and to install an agent into the target host.
This module exploits a vulnerability in Microsoft Jet Database (msjet40.dll) trough a Microsoft Access Document. The vulnerability is caused due to boundary error in msjet40.dll within the processing of mdb files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow when a specially crafted file is opened.
DivX Player (as installed by the DivX Bundle) is reported to have boundary errors in PlaybackModule2.dll within the processing of SRT subtitles. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow when the victim opens a specially crafted file with an overly long subtitle line.
Microsoft NtUserMessageCall Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploit (MS08-025)
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists due to the Windows kernel improperly validating input passed from user mode to the kernel. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to run code with elevated privileges.
VLC is able to handle the subtitles automatically in a very simple way,it just checks the presence of SSA files with the same name of the loaded video and a possible subtitles folder. The functions which handle the MicroDVD, SSA and VPlayer subtitle formats are vulnerable to some stack based buffer-overflow vulnerabilities which can allow an attacker to execute malicious code. This exploit add support for VLC 0.86e version.
This module exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in the handling of Error Packet for overwrite all the .bss section and some portion of the .idata section.
Orbit Downloader is vulnerable to a buffer overflow attack, which can be exploited by malicious remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability is due to Orbit not properly converting an URL ASCII string to UNICODE. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary code by downloading a file from a specially crafted URL.
WonderWare is supplier of industrial automation and information software solutions. According to the company's website: * one third of the world's plants run Wonderware software solutions.
This module exploits a stack buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Server 5.1 through 6.0. This update adds support for 2003 Enterprise Sp1 and bypasses DEP in already supported platforms.
By sending a malformed 'Directory' request it is possible to create a condition where free() is called on memory that is still in use. This can result in an exploitable condition when free() is called on the memory chunk a second time. The agent installed by this exploit runs with administrative privileges. This update improve the exploit reliability.
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.
This module exploits a buffer overflow in SurgeMail Mail Server and installs an agent into the target host. A buffer overflow vulnerability is located in the function which handles the real CGI executables. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via an overly long, specially-crafted argument passed to this module. This exploit perform three attempts to disable DEP in XP SP2 and Windows 2003.
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.
An integer overflow in the LoadImage API of the USER32 Lib for Microsoft Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .BMP, .CUR, .ICO or .ANI file with a large image size field. You can force vulnerable clients to connect to the web server automatically by using this module to send them a specially designed e-mail to exploit this vulnerability by open it with Outlook or Outlook Express. When the victim reads the HTML message a .ANI file is requested to the exploit's web server.
This module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow in GDI in Microsoft Windows, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted EMF image file. WARNING: This is an early release module.
This module exploits a stack buffer overflow in the Workstation Service. This package addresses a compatibility problem when porting the module from version 7.0 to 7.5 of the framework.
Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Exploit (MS08-016)
This module exploits a vulnerability in Microsoft Office (.PPT files). The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in mso.dll within the processing of PPT files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow when a specially crafted file is opened.