Core Certified Exploits

Library of expert validated exploits for safe and effective pen tests

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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Title Description Date Added CVE Link Exploit Platform Exploit Type Product Name
Microsoft Windows DHCP Server Heap Overflow Vulnerability DoS A Heap Overflow vulnerability exists in the Windows Server DHCP service when an attacker sends specially crafted packets to a DHCP server. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code on the DHCP server. Windows Denial of Service / Remote Impact
WireShark SNMP Dissector DoS This module exploits a vulnerability in the WireShark SNMP dissector, sending a specially crafted SNMP packet, causing WireShark to crash. Windows Denial of Service / Remote Impact Professional
Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Protocol DoS (MS12-020) This module triggers a memory corruption vulnerability in the Remote Desktop Service by sending a malformed packet to the 3389/TCP port.



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.

Windows Denial of Service / Remote Impact Professional
Linux IGMPv3 DoS A flaw was found in the Linux kernels IPv4 IGMP query processing. This module exploit this to cause a denial of service. Linux Denial of Service / Remote Impact Professional
Microsoft Windows Kernel ObpCreateSymbolicLinkName Denial of Service Exploit This module leverages on a race condition in the Windows kernel using symbolic links to crash the system. Windows Denial of Service / Local Impact
MSRPC MSDTC Allocation DoS (MS06-018) This is a denial of service exploit for a vulnerability in the MSDTC component of windows systems (MS06-018).



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.

Windows Denial of Service / Remote Impact Professional
Microsoft ASP.NET Hash Table Collisions DoS (MS11-100) This module sends HTTP requests with specially crafted data making the ASP.NET subsystem consume lot of resources. This attack prevents the victim server from processing requests from legitimate clients and probably will make the server non-operational.


Windows Denial of Service / Remote Impact Professional
Ansys Scade Suite Version Student 2022 R1 Remote Denial of Service Denial of service Ansys Scade Suite Version Student 2022 R1 Exploit Windows Denial of Service / Remote SCADAPRO
Microsoft Windows CSRSS Integer Overflow Vulnerability DoS There is an integer overflow in the BaseSrvActivationContextCacheDuplicateUnicodeString function in the sxssrv.dll module of the CSRSS process.
Windows Denial of Service / Local Impact
Colorlight LEDVISION 3.62 Remote Denial of Service Remote Denial Of Service in Colorlight LEDVISION. Specially crafted packets may also be sent to LEDVISION port 6000 (default), result in a denial-of-service. Denial of Service / Remote SCADA
Microsoft Windows Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability DoS (MS14-015) This module exploits a vulnerability in "win32k.sys" by calling to "NtUserValidateHandleSecure" function with crafted parameters.



This is a documentation update from the original module "Microsoft Windows Win32k IsHandleEntrySecure Null Pointer Dereference DoS".
Windows Denial of Service / Local Impact Professional
Exploit Improvements Update Package This update improves exploit functionality and exploit documentation. Windows Denial of Service / Client Side Impact Professional
Microsoft Windows SMB Client Pool Corruption Vulnerability DoS (MS10-006) This module exploits a vulnerability in mrxsmb.sys when it responses to the client with a malformed SMB packet.



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.

Windows Denial of Service / Client Side Impact Professional
Microsoft Windows Win32k Cursor Object Double Free Vulnerability DoS (MS15-010) Update This module exploits a double free vulnerability in win32k.sys, allowing an unprivileged local user to cause a BSOD.



This update improves the post exploitation target information to include the CVE.
Windows Denial of Service / Local Impact Professional
Microsoft Windows TrueType Font File Vulnerability DoS (MS12-075) This module causes a BSOD in Microsoft Windows when parsing a specially crafted .TTF font file. Windows Denial of Service / Local Impact Professional
Microsoft Windows CreateDIBPalette Local DoS This module exploits a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows via a specially crafted call to the vulnerable function CreateDIBPalette. Windows Denial of Service / Local Impact Professional
Microsoft Windows SRV.SYS Server Driver DoS (MS06-035) A boundary error in the Server service (SRV.SYS) when handling first-class Mailslot messages can be exploited to corrupt memory by sending a specially crafted packet to the service. Windows Denial of Service / Remote Impact Professional
OpenBSD DHCP Remote DoS Update This module exploits a vulnerability in DHCP Server in OpenBSD. The vulnerability is caused due to the improper handling of DHCP requests within dhcpd in the cons_options() function in options.c. This cause a stack-based buffer corruption by sending a specially crafted DHCP request specifying a maximum message size smaller than 278.

Linux, OpenBSD Denial of Service / Remote Impact Professional
D-Link DIR605L Denial of Service Remote Denial Of Service in D-Link DIR605L router Windows Denial of Service / Remote IOT
SEGGER embOS/IP FTP Server Denial of Service Remote SEGGER embOS/IP FTP Server 3.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an invalid LIST, STOR, or RETR command. Windows Denial of Service / Remote IOT
Foscam Cameras Denial of service of the RTSP video feed Denial of service RTSP in Foscam Cameras Exploit Windows Denial of Service / Remote IOT
Lukefluke Fitness Manager Database Denial of service Remote Denial Of Service in Firebird Windows Denial of Service / Remote MEDICAL
SEIG SCADA IGSS System 9 Remote Denial Of Service Remote Denial of Service SEIG SCADA IGSS System. Specially crafted packets may also be sent to dc.exe Port 12397 or 12399 (default), result in a denial-of-service. Windows Denial of Service / Remote SCADA
Procyon Scada DoS This module causes the Procyon Scada to stop. Windows, Linux, Solaris, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Mac OS X Denial of Service / Remote SCADA
Microsoft Windows Win32k Divided Error Exception DoS (MS13-046) Update This module exploits a Windows kernel vulnerability calling to "NtGdiScaleViewportExtEx" function by using crafted parameters.



This update adds support for all 32 bit Windows versions.

Windows Denial of Service / Local Impact Professional