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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
Microsoft GDI EMF Exploit (MS08-021)
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 buffer overflow vulnerability in Symantec Client Security 3.x and Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition 10.x that allows a remote un-authenticated attacker to compromise the target system and obtain system privileges.
This module exploits a buffer overflow in WebViewFolderIcon ActiveX control of Microsoft Internet Explorer and installs an agent. 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.
Oracle Application Testing Suite UploadFileAction Servlet Remote Code Execution Exploit
A vulnerability exists in the UploadFileAction servlet. By providing a fileType parameter of "*" to the UploadFileUpload page, an attacker can upload a file to an arbitrary location on the system. This module abuses the auto deploy feature in the server in order to achieve remote code execution. Also, this module makes use of an authentication bypass vulnerability to perform the attack.
ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer is vulnerable to abuse a SQL query functionality that allows attackers to insert and export a crafted JSP using 'guest' credentials allowing us to install an agent.
By properly setting the ProjectURL property, it is possible for an attacker to download an arbitrary dll file from a remote location and run the code in the dll in the context of the target process.
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of software utilizing CATIA. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when copying a user supplied input to a fixed size stack buffer. The copying procedure stops when a null byte is found and no size check is proceeded.
Windows
Exploits/Remote
Impact
Apple QuickTime MIME Type Buffer Overflow Exploit
A buffer overflow in the Apple QuickTime plugin allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted MIME type.
This module exploits a vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player triggered when processing a specially crafted .SWF file. 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.
Novell iPrint Client ActiveX Control Debug Buffer Overflow Exploit
The specific flaw exists within the ienipp.ocx ActiveX control. The control accepts a 'debug' parameter that is expected to be either "yes" or "true". If a string of a specific length is provided instead, a processing loop within the ExecuteRequest method can be made to corrupt a stack-based buffer.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in MUSE 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
Kingsoft Writer DOC File Buffer Overflow Exploit
This module exploits a vulnerability in Kingsoft Writer by using a crafted .doc file which causes a stack-based buffer overflow which allows arbitrary code execution on the targeted system.
Windows
Exploits/Client Side
Impact
Power Tab Editor PTB Buffer Overflow Exploit
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.
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.
A remote code execution vulnerability in the UploadServlet component of Novell ZENworks Configuration Management allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Novell ZENworks Configuration Management Preboot Service Remote Buffer Overflow Exploit
This module exploits a remote stack-based buffer overflow in the Preboot Service component of Novell ZENworks Configuration Management by sending a specially crafted packet to the port 998/TCP.
Windows
Exploits/Remote
Impact
MySQL with yaSSL SSL Certificate Handling Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Exploit
MySQL compiled with yaSSL is prone to a remote stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerability because the application fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied data.
Multiple MicroWorld eScan products are vulnerable to a remote command-execution vulnerability because they fail to properly sanitize user-supplied input. Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary commands with superuser privileges. Successful attacks will completely compromise affected computers. The issue affects the following products versions prior to 4.1.x: eScan for Linux Desktop, eScan for Linux File Servers, MailScan for Linux Mail servers, WebScan for Linux Proxy Servers.
Linux
Exploits/Remote
Impact
Sun Java System Web Server Digest DoS
Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in Sun Java System Web Server, which could be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service or compromise a vulnerable system. These issues are caused by buffer overflow errors when processing malformed "TRACE" or "OPTIONS" requests, or overly long "Authorization: Digest" headers, which could be exploited by attackers to crash an affected server or execute arbitrary code. This exploit forces the server process to throw an unhandled exception and be restarted. WARNING: This is an early release module.
Apple iTunes is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability because the software fails to bounds-check user-supplied data before copying it into an insufficiently sized buffer. An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code within the context of the affected application. Failed exploit attempts will result in a denial-of-service condition.
Microsoft PowerPoint OEPlaceholderAtom Record Invalid Index Exploit (MS10-004) Update
Array index error in Microsoft Powerpoint, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PowerPoint document, aka "PowerPoint OEPlaceholderAtom" 'placementId' Invalid Array Indexing Vulnerability. This update improves memory management.
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.