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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Altova DatabaseSpy 2011 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 .QPRJ file. The attacker must entice a victim into opening a specially crafted .QPRJ 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.
Altova Diffdog 2011 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 .DBDIF file. The attacker must entice a victim into opening a specially crafted .DBDIF 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.
Altova MapForce 2011 Enterprise Edition 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 .MFD file. The attacker must entice a victim into opening a specially crafted .MFD 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.
Amaya Web Browser BDO HTML TAG Buffer Overflow Exploit
This module exploits a vulnerability caused due to boundary errors in Amaya Web Browser within the processing of BDO HTML tag having an overly long DIR attribute, allowing an attacker to cause a stack overflow in order to execute arbitrary code.
Amazon Kindle for PC wintab32 DLL Hijacking Exploit
Amazon Kindle for PC is prone to a vulnerability that may allow execution of wintab32.dll if this dll is located in the same folder than .AZW file. The attacker must entice a victim into opening a specially crafted .AZW 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.
This module exploits a vulnerability in the PWButtonXControl1.ocx control included in the Anzio Web Print Object application. The exploit is triggered when the mainuri property 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.
A buffer overflow in AOL Desktop allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via crafted .RTX 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.
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AOL Radio IWinAmpActiveX ConvertFile() Remote Buffer Overflow Exploit
This module exploits a vulnerability in AmpX.dll included in the AOL Radio ActiveX application. The exploit is triggered when the IWinAmpActiveX.ConvertFile() method processes a long string argument resulting in a stack-based buffer overflow. 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.
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Apple iTunes ITMS Buffer Overflow Exploit
The application is prone to a stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied data. Specifically, this issue occurs when a long ITMS URI is supply to Firefox Browser, this redirect the petition to Apple Itunes. An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a vulnerable user into connecting to a malicious HTTP server or opening a specially crafted URI that contains an excessively long hostname. This module runs a web server waiting for vulnerable clients (Apple iTunes in Mozilla Firefox) to connect to it.
This module exploits a vulnerability in Apple iTunes which is caused due to a boundary error in the processing of m3u 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.
Apple iTunes is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability when handling playlists because the software fails to bounds-check user-supplied data before copying it into an insufficiently sized buffer. This module runs a web server waiting for vulnerable clients to connect to it. When the client connects, it will try to install an agent by exploiting this vulnerability.
Apple Mac OS X ATSServer CFF CharStrings INDEX Sign Mismatch Exploit
This module runs a web server waiting for vulnerable clients to connect to it. When the client connects, it will try to install an agent by exploiting a vulnerability in ATSServer through Quicklook/Safari/Apple Mail/Preview, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute code via a crafted PDF file that triggers memory corruption and overwrites a subroutine pointer during rendering. The module will send an e-mail with an attached .pdf file. This file will deploy an agent when opened by the user.
Apple QuickTime H264 Movie Files Buffer Overflow Exploit
The vulnerability exists within the way Quicktime parse h264 movies. The application will use a length that is defined within the structure to copy data into a statically sized buffer on the stack.
Apple Quicktime Invalid Atom Length Buffer Overflow Exploit
Buffer Overflow when Quicktime fails to properly handle the data length for certain atoms such as 'rdrf' or 'dref' in the Alis record by loading a specially crafted .MOV file. This module runs a web server waiting for vulnerable clients (Internet Explorer 8) 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 Java QuickTime (QtJava.dll),specifically the routine toQTPointer() exposed through quicktime.util.QTHandleRef. A lack of sanity checking on the parameters passed to this routine, through the Java Virtual Machine (JVM), allows an attacker to write arbitrary values to memory. This module runs a web server waiting for vulnerable clients (In Windows ,Opera, Firefox and Internet Explorer and in Mac Os X in Safari Browser) to connect to it. When the client connects, it will try to install an agent by exploiting this vulnerability.
A buffer overflow in the Apple QuickTime plugin allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted MIME type. This module runs a web server waiting for vulnerable clients (Safari 5.7.1) to connect to it. When the client connects, it will try to install an agent by exploiting this vulnerability.
Apple QuickTime PICT File PnSize Buffer Overflow Exploit
The vulnerability exists within the way Quicktime handles the PnSize PICT opcode. It converts an unsigned 16 bit value into a signed 32 bit value, this is later used as the size parameter for a memory copy function that copies from the file onto the stack. The results in a stack based buffer overflow that allows for remote code execution under the context of the current user.
Apple QuickTime QTVR QTVRStringAtom Buffer Overflow Exploit
The vulnerability exists within the QuickTimeVR.qtx component when processing a QTVRStringAtom having an overly large "stringLength" parameter. This can be exploited to cause a based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code under the context of the user running the application. This module runs a web server waiting for vulnerable clients (Internet Explorer 6, 7 or 8) to connect to it. When the client connects, it will try to install an agent by exploiting this vulnerability.
This module exploits an error in Apple Safari when handling parent windows, which allows the execution of arbitrary code when the user closes the popup windows. This module runs a web server waiting for vulnerable clients to connect to it. When the client connects, it will try to install an agent by exploiting this vulnerability.
This module runs a web server waiting for vulnerable clients (Apple Safari) to connect to it. When the client connects, it will try to install an agent by exploiting an invalid pointer reference in Apple Safari.
Apple Safari Webkit libxslt Arbitrary File Creation Exploit
This module exploits a configuration issue that exists in WebKit's use of libxslt. Arbitrary files can be created with the privileges of the user, which may lead to arbitrary code execution. This module runs a web server waiting for vulnerable clients to connect to it. When the client connects, it will strategically place a file in the victim's OS so an agent will be deployed when Terminal is executed.