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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Description
Date Added
CVE Link
Exploit Platform
Exploit Type
Product Name
Corel PDF Fusion XPS Processing Buffer Overflow Exploit
Corel PDF Fusion is prone to a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability when parsing long names in ZIP directory entries within an XPS 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.
Corel PHOTO-PAINT is prone to a vulnerability that may allow execution of crlrib.dll if this dll is located in the same folder than .CPT file. The attacker must entice a victim into opening a specially crafted .CPT 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
Corel VideoStudio Pro X7 and FastFlix u32ZLib DLL Hijacking Exploit
Corel VideoStudio Pro X7 and Corel FastFlix are prone to a vulnerability that may allow the loading and execution of any library file named u32ZLib.dll, if this dll is located in the same folder where a .VSP or .VFP file is. The attacker must entice a victim into opening a specially crafted .VSP or .VFP 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.
Core Player 2.4 2011 is prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability when handling .M3U files. 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
Creative Software AutoUpdate ActiveX Exploit
This module exploits a vulnerability in the CTSUEng.ocx control included in the Creative Software AutoUpdate application. The exploit is triggered when the CacheFolder 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.
This module exploits a heap based buffer overflow vulnerability in the PrintControl module included in the Crystal Reports Viewer application. The exploit is triggered when the ServerResourceVersion property processes a crafted argument. 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 6, 7, 8 and 9) to connect to it. When the client connects, it will try to install an agent by exploiting this vulnerability.
Buffer overflow in Csound exists when trying to import a malicious hetro file in tabular format. In order to achieve exploitation the user should import the malicious file through csound with a console command like: csound -U het_import project.csd file.het. 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.
CyberLink Power2Go 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 .P2G file. The attacker must entice a victim into opening a specially crafted .P2G 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
CyberLink Power2Go P2G Name Attribute Buffer Overflow Exploit
A stack-based buffer overflow in CyberLink Power2Go allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via an overly long name attribute in a .P2G 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.
CyberLink Power Director dwmapi DLL Hijacking Exploit
CyberLink Power Director 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 .PDL file. The attacker must entice a victim into opening a specially crafted .PDL 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.
CYME ChartFX Client Server ActiveX Control Exploit
This module exploits a vulnerability in the ChartFX.ClientServer.Core.dll module included in the CYME ChartFX application. The exploit is triggered when the ShowPropertiesDialog() method processes a crafted argument resulting in a memory corruption. 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 6 and 7) to connect to it.
Windows
Exploits / Client Side
Impact
Cytel LogXact Cytel Studio Buffer Overflow Exploit
This module exploits a vulnerability in Cytel LogXact. The vulnerability is caused due to boundary error within the processing of .CY3 project files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow when a specially crafted .CY3 file is opened. This module runs a malicious website on the Core Impact Console and waits for an unsuspecting user to trigger the exploit by connecting to the website.
Windows
Exploits / Client Side
Impact
Cytel StatXact Cytel Studio Buffer Overflow Exploit
This module exploits a vulnerability in Cytel StatXact. The vulnerability is caused due to boundary error within the processing of .CY3 project files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow when a specially crafted .CY3 file is opened. This module runs a malicious website on the Core Impact Console and waits for an unsuspecting user to trigger the exploit by connecting to the website.
Windows
Exploits / Client Side
Impact
Daemon Tools Lite mfc80loc DLL Hijacking Exploit
Daemon Tools Lite is prone to a vulnerability that may allow execution of MFC80LOC.DLL if this dll is located in the same folder than .MDS file. The attacker must entice a victim into opening a specially crafted .MDS 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.
The vulnerability is caused due to boundary errors in dBpowerAMP within the processing of M3U files. dBpowerAMP fails to check the length of the string in M3U playlist archives, allowing an attacker to cause a stack overflow in order to execute arbitrary code.
The CrazyTalk4Native.dll bundled with Dell Webcam Central is prone to a buffer overflow which is exploited by this module. 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. Note that the affected ActiveX component may be present on other DELL products. 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.
Windows
Exploits / Client Side
Impact
Destiny Media Player Playlist Buffer Overflow Exploit
Destiny Media Player contains a buffer prone to exploitation via an overly long string. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in Destiny Media Player when handling .LST files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow 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.
This module exploits a vulnerability in Diamond Programmer. The vulnerability is caused due to boundary error in the processing of xcf 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.
The vulnerability is caused due to 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.
DJ Studio Pro contains a buffer prone to exploitation via an overly long string. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the application when handling .pls files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted .pls file. This overflow allows to overwrite an SEH pointer, generate and exception and execute arbitrary code. 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
Download Accelerator Plus M3U Buffer Overflow Exploit
This module exploits a vulnerability in Download Accelerator Plus when importing a M3U file (MP3 Playlist) and verify option is used, may allow a remote unprivileged user who provides a crafted M3U document that is opened by a local user to execute arbitrary commands on the system with the privileges of the user running Download Accelerator Plus. This can be exploited to cause a stack based buffer overflow when a specially crafted file is imported and the verify button is used in DAP.
DVD X Player Professional PLF File Buffer Overflow Exploit
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in DVD X Player Professional when handling .PLF files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted file of said extension.
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 instancing DXTLIPI.DLL and setting the SourceUrl property to trigger a buffer overflow, overwriting a function pointer to install an agent.
DX Studio Player plugin for Firefox is vulnerable to a remote command execution vulnerability. Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability via an specially crafted .dxstudio file.