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
Mozilla Firefox Memory Corruption Exploit
This module exploits a memory corruption vulnerability. In certain cases after a return from a native function, such as escape(), the Just-in-Time (JIT) compiler could get into a corrupt state. This module runs a web server waiting for vulnerable clients (Mozilla Firefox) to connect to it. When the client connects, it will try to install an agent by exploiting this vulnerability.
Mozilla Firefox OnChannelRedirect Method Memory Corruption Exploit
This module exploits an use after free in Mozilla Firefox when manipulating an mChannel Element. 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.
Mozilla Firefox plugin objects Privileged Code Execution Exploit
This module exploits a remote code injection in Mozilla Firefox by using vulnerabilities CVE-2013-0758 and CVE-2013-0757. This module runs a web server waiting for vulnerable clients (Mozilla Firefox) 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 in Mozilla Firefox when parsing a malformed UTF-8 encoded URL. 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 exploits a heap based buffer overflow vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox via a WOFF font file embedded in a HTML. 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.
Mozilla Thunderbird is prone to a vulnerability that may allow execution of dwmapi.dll if this dll is located in the same folder than .EML file. The attacker must entice a victim into opening a specially crafted .EML 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.
MPlayer SAMI Subtitle File Buffer Overflow Exploit
This module exploits a vulnerability in MPlayer. A stack-based buffer overflow in the sub_read_line_sami function in MPlayer SVN Versions before 33471 and SMPlayer 0.6.9 and older versions allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a SAMI subtitle 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 MPlayer. The vulnerability is caused due to boundary error in MPlayer.EXE within the processing of MOV archives. This can be exploited to cause an arbitrary memory corruption 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 Exploit doesn't work with Internet Explorer.
This module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow in the DirectShow Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange (SAMI) parser in quartz.dll of Microsoft DirectX. 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 boundary errors in PUBCONV.DLL within the processing of older version PUB files. This can be exploited to cause a two stage pointer overwrite when a specially crafted file is opened. This module will generate a specially crafted file within a zip archive and sent it through email or make it available to download from Core Impact's Web Server.
An error in the handling of packed objects in a Visio file can be exploited to corrupt memory via a specially crafted Visio file. This module will generate a specially crafted file within a zip archive and sent it through email or make it available to download from Core Impact's Web Server.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in MUSE when handling .PLS files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted .PLS 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
Music Animation Machine MIDI SEH Buffer Overflow Exploit
Music Animation Machine MIDI Player contains a buffer prone to exploitation via an overly long string. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in MAM Player when handling misleading MIDI files. This situation leads to a buffer overflow and allows an attacker to overwrite an SEH Pointer and get control of execution. This vulnerability can be exploited via a specially crafted .mamx 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 XSRF vulnerability in Nagios which allows CORE Core Impact to perform remote command injection impersonating an administrator. This module runs a web server waiting for a Nagios administrator to connect to it. When the client connects, it will perform a Cross Site Request Forgery and try to install an agent on the Nagios server by using a command injection vulnerability.
This module exploits a vulnerability in the NCTAudioFile2.AudioFile ActiveX Control (NCTAudioFile2.dll) used by various multimedia applications. The exploit is triggered when a long string argument is processed by the SetFormatLikeSample() method 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.
This module exploits a vulnerability in the NeoTraceExplorer ActiveX Control (NeoTraceExplorer.dll). The exploit is triggered when a long string argument is processed by the TraceTarget() method 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.
Nero CoverDesigner is prone to a vulnerability that may allow the execution of any library file named ThreadRegister.dll, if this dll is located in the same folder than a .CDC file. The attacker must entice a victim into opening a specially crafted .CDC 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 CNC_Ctrl.dll included in the Net-i Viewer application. The exploit is triggered when the BackupToAvi() 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.
Windows
Exploits / Client Side
Impact
NetOp Remote Control Client Buffer Overflow Exploit
A stack-based buffer overflow can be exploited in NetOp Remote Control when opening a crafted .dws file with a string longer then 520 characters.
Windows
Exploits / Client Side
Impact
Norton Internet Security 2004 ActiveX exploit
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 sending a specially crafted HTML page which exploits the NIS 2004 (ISLALERT.DLL) Activex vulnerability. You can force vulnerable clients to connect to the web server automatically by using this module to send them a specially designed e-mail to exploit this vulnerability if the client uses Outlook Express to read their mails.
Nokia Multimedia Player NPL File Buffer Overflow Exploit
Nokia Multimedia Player is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability that occurs because it fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied data via a crafted .NPL 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.
Nokia PC Suite is prone to a vulnerability that may allow execution of wintab32.dll if this dll is located in the same folder than .VCF file. The attacker must entice a victim into opening a specially crafted .VCF 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.
Vulnerabilities exist within methods exposed by gwcls1.dll which accept pointer and perform operations on the potentially malicious pointer without validation. 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 stack-based buffer overflow in the ienipp.ocx ActiveX Control included in Novell iPrint 4.34. 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.
Novell iPrint Client ActiveX Control Debug Buffer Overflow Exploit
This module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow in the ienipp.ocx ActiveX Control Debug 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.