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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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Product Name
ProFTPD sreplace Buffer Overflow Exploit
ProFTPD is prone to an remote buffer-overflow vulnerability. This issue is due to an off-by-one error, allowing attackers to corrupt memory. Exploiting this issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary machine code in the context of the server application, facilitating the compromise of affected computers. ProFTPD versions prior to 1.3.0a are vulnerable to this issue. The FTP server will remain active after a successful exploitation. Exploitation requires a valid user or anonymous account, with a writable directory.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error while reading Telnet IAC. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by sending an overly long, specially-crafted telnet IAC to the affected server.
An off-by-two heap overflow exists in ProFTPD 1.2.7 to 1.2.9rc1 and 1.2.7p to 1.2.9rc1p. This bug can only be exploited if there is a writable directory on the FTP server. This module uses two different techniques in order to exploit the bug, depending on the glibc version (new glibc versions use a modified malloc implementation). Once the bug has been exploited, full root capabilities are regained (chroot can therefore be broken thanks to the appropriate module).
This module exploits a remote vulnerability in the TCPUploadServer service included in the Movicon 11 application to install an agent by writing and running an executable file.
This module exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability during the processing of requested resources to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by requesting a resource with an overly long name.
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of software utilizing PSOProxy. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within PSOProxy when processing HTTP GET Request. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via an overly long, specially-crafted argument passed to the affected command. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
010 Editor is prone to a vulnerability that may allow the execution of any library file named wintab32.dll, if this dll is located in the same folder than a .HEX file. The attacker must entice a victim into opening a specially crafted .HEX file. This file and the associated binary may be delivered to a user through remote WebDAV shares. An attacker may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code.
3D Life Player WebPlayer ActiveX Buffer Overflow Exploit
3D Life Player suffers from an ActiveX stack overflow. The exploit is triggered when the SRC property processes a long string argument resulting in a stack-based buffer overflow. This module runs a web server waiting for vulnerable clients (Internet Explorer 6 or 7) to connect to it. When the client connects, it will try to install an agent by exploiting this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the PocketNetNVRMediaClientAxCtrl.NVRMediaViewer.1 control. The SaveCurrentImageEx method copies an attacker provided filename into a fixed size buffer. This module runs a web server waiting for vulnerable clients (Internet Explorer) to connect to it. When the client connects, it will try to install an agent by exploiting this vulnerability.
A-PDF WAV to MP3 Converter Buffer Overflow Exploit
A-PDF WAV to MP3 Converter contains a buffer prone to exploitation via an crafted WAV file. This module runs a malicious web server on the Core Impact Console and waits for an unsuspecting user to trigger the exploit by connecting to it.
Windows
Exploits / Client Side
Impact
ABBS Audio Media Player LST Buffer Overflow Exploit
ABBS Audio Media Player contains a buffer prone to exploitation via an overly long string. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in ABBS Audio Media Player when handling long .lst files. When a large playlist is processed a buffer overflow occurs and allows an attacker to gain control of the execution by overwriting a return address. This can be exploited via a specially crafted .lst file. This module runs a malicious web server on the Core Impact Console and waits for an unsuspecting user to trigger the exploit by connecting to it.
Windows
Exploits / Client Side
Impact
ACDSee Canvas wintab32 DLL Hijacking Exploit
ACDSee Canvas is prone to a vulnerability that may allow the execution of any library file named wintab32.dll, if this dll is located in the same folder than a .CVI file. The attacker must entice a victim into opening a specially crafted .CVI file. This file and the associated binary may be delivered to a user through remote WebDAV shares. An attacker may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code.
Windows
Exploits / Client Side
Impact
ACDSee FotoSlate dwmapi DLL Hijacking Exploit
ACDSee FotoSlate is prone to a vulnerability that may allow the execution of any library file named dwmapi.dll, if this dll is located in the same folder than a .PLP file. The attacker must entice a victim into opening a specially crafted .PLP file. This file and the associated binary may be delivered to a user through remote WebDAV shares. An attacker may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code.
Windows
Exploits / Client Side
Impact
ACDSee FotoSlate PLP File Buffer Overflow Exploit
ACDSee FotoSlate is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability that occurs because it fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied data via a crafted .PLP file. This module runs a malicious web server on the Core Impact Console and waits for an unsuspecting user to trigger the exploit by connecting to it.
ACDSee Photo Editor is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability that occurs because it fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied data via a crafted .XBM file. This module runs a malicious web server on the Core Impact Console and waits for an unsuspecting user to trigger the exploit by connecting to it.
Windows
Exploits / Client Side
Impact
ACDSee Products TIFF Buffer Overflow Exploit
Multiple ACDSee products are prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability because they fail to perform adequate boundary checks when processing a malformed TIFF image. This module runs a malicious web server on the Core Impact Console and waits for an unsuspecting user to trigger the exploit by connecting to it.
Windows
Exploits / Client Side
Impact
ACDSee XPM File Handling Buffer Overflow Exploit
This module exploits a vulnerability in ACDSee Products (ID_X.apl plugin). The vulnerability is caused due to boundary error in ID_X.apl within the processing of xpm files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow when a specially crafted file is opened. 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.
Acoustica Beatcraft contains a buffer prone to exploitation via an overly long string. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in Acoustica Beatcraft when handling .BCPROJ files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted .BCPROJ file. This module runs a malicious web server on the Core Impact Console and waits for an unsuspecting user to trigger the exploit by connecting to it.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in Acoustica Mixcraft when handling project files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted MX4 file. This module runs a malicious web server on the Core Impact Console and waits for an unsuspecting user to trigger the exploit by connecting to it.
Acoustica MP3 CD Burner ASX Buffer Overflow Exploit
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the Formats plug-in (Formats.dll) when handling ASX files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted ASX file. This module runs a malicious web server on the Core Impact Console and waits for an unsuspecting user to trigger the exploit by connecting to it.
This module exploits a vulnerability in the dvdtools.ocx control included in the ActSoft DVD Tools ActiveX application. The exploit is triggered when the OpenDVD() method processes a long string argument 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. This module runs a web server waiting for vulnerable clients (Internet Explorer) to connect to it. When the client connects, it will try to install an agent by exploiting this vulnerability.
This module exploits a vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat Professional .PDF files. The vulnerability is caused due to memory corruption method in acroform.api. This can be exploited to cause code execution when a specially crafted .PDF file is opened in Adobe Reader or is opened embedded in a browser. 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.
Adobe Acrobat Reader acroform api With Sandbox Bypass Exploit
This module exploits a vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat Professional .PDF files. The vulnerability is caused due to memory corruption method in acroform.api. This can be exploited to cause code execution when a specially crafted .PDF file is opened in Adobe Reader or is opened embedded in a browser. 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.
Adobe Acrobat Reader and Flash Player Code Execution Exploit
This module exploits a vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat Professional .PDF files. The vulnerability is caused due to boundary errors in authplay.dll when handling crafted malicious Flash (.SWF) file or by embedding a malicious Flash application in a .PDF file. 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.
This module exploits a vulnerability in Adobe Reader. The specific flaw exists within the application explicitly trusting a string's length embedded within a particular file that is loaded by the tesselate.x3d plugin. 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.