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
KingView KingMess Buffer Overflow Exploit
KingView is prone to a stack based buffer overflow when opening specially crafted KVL files (log 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.
The module sends an email with a malformed png file attached, when the mail is read with a vulnerable mail client an agent will be installed. The exploit code is specially crafted to avoid the user from detecting the exploitation. The number of agents installed depends in how many times the user reads the mail, a new thread is created for each one.
The buffer overflow hen parsing an LZH compressed file. Integer underflow in lzhsr.dll in Autonomy KeyView, as used in IBM Lotus Notes before 8.5.2 FP3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted header in a .lzh attachment that triggers a stack-based buffer overflow, aka SPR PRAD88MJ2W.
The buffer overflow occurs within lasr.dll when parsing an AMI Pro document (.sam) file. In several places within the DLL, the unsafe "lstrcpy()" function is used to copy each line read from the file into fixed sized stack and heap buffers. There are no length checks before performing the string copy operation. Hence, it is possible to create an AMI Pro file that contains overly long lines that will trigger the buffer overflow when viewed within Lotus Notes.
This module exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in Lotus Notes 8.5 when parsing a malformed, specially crafted WK3 (SpreadSheet Lotus 1-2-3 Document) file.
Maya Studio EO Video Playlist Buffer Overflow Exploit
Maya Studio EO Video contains a buffer prone to exploitation via an overly long string. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when handling .EOP 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.
This module exploits a vulnerability in SiteManager ActiveX Control (sitemanager.dll). When the ExportSiteList() method process a long string argument, a stack based buffer overflow occurs. 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 buffer overflow vulnerability in the McAfee Subscription Manager (MCSUBMGR.DLL) ActiveX control. The exploit is triggered when the IsOldAppInstalled () method processes an overly long string argument allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. This client-side exploit is dependent on a user visiting a malicious web-site hosted by Core Impact to distribute the exploit and install an agent. This module runs a web server waiting for vulnerable clients (Internet Explorer) to connect to it.
This module exploits a vulnerability in McAfee Virtual Technician MVTControl, which can be abused by using the GetObject() function to load unsafe classes, therefore allowing remote code execution under the context of the user. 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.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in MediaCoder 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.
Windows
Exploits / Client Side
Impact
MediaCoder M3U Playlist Buffer Overflow Exploit
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in MediaCoder when handling .M3U files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted .M3U 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
Media Player Non-IE Plugin Exploit
This module runs a web server waiting for vulnerable clients (Firefox/Opera) to connect to it. When the client connects, it will try to install an agent by triggering a Windows Media Player vulnerability. When the EMBED tag is used to embed the Media Player plugin, it doesn't properly check the src parameter. This condition can be leveraged to take control of the instruction pointer.
Media Player Classic is prone to a vulnerability that may allow the execution of any library file named iacenc.dll, if this dll is located in the same folder as an .FLV file. The attacker must entice a victim into opening a specially crafted .FLV 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 stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 and 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PNG image with a large chunk size.
Microchip MPLAB IDE MCP File Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Exploit
Microchip MPLAB contains a buffer prone to exploitation via an overly long string in the path of the project file. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in Microchip MPLAB when handling .MCP files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted .MCP 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.
Microchip MPLAB IDE pegrc32b DLL Hijacking Exploit
Microchip MPLAB IDE is prone to a vulnerability that may allow execution of pegrc32b.dll if this dll is located in the same folder than .MCP file. The attacker must entice a victim into opening a specially crafted .MCP 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
MicroP MPPL File Buffer Overflow Exploit
This module exploits a vulnerability in MicroP which is caused due to a boundary error in the processing of mppl 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.
This module exploits an arbitrary file download vulnerability in the Snapshot Viewer ActiveX Control included in Microsoft Access. 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.
Microsoft Address Book wab32res DLL Hijacking Exploit
Microsoft Address Book is prone to a vulnerability that may allow execution of wab32res.dll if this dll is located in the same folder than .WAB file. The attacker must entice a victim into opening a specially crafted .WAB 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.
Microsoft DirectX DirectShow QuickTime Video Exploit
This module exploits a stack corruption in the DirectShow Quicktime Movie parser in quartz.dll of Microsoft DirectX. 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.
Microsoft Excel Featheader Record Memory Corruption Vulnerability Exploit (MS09-067)
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Office Excel handles specially crafted Excel files that include a malformed record object. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.
Microsoft Excel HFPicture Record Parsing Buffer Overflow Exploit (MS10-038)
Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .XLS file with a malformed HFPicture (0x866) record. 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.