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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.
Core Impact users can save time by finding all the up-to-date exploits they need in one place. We provide a robust library of exploits designed to enable pen testers to safely and efficiently conduct successful penetration tests. Whether written by our own internal team or by a third party like ExCraft, you can trust they have been thoroughly tested and validated by our experts.
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
Microsoft Windows Remote Kernel Infinite Loop DoS Update
This module sends a malformed NetBIOS packet which causes the execution of an infinite loop in the target system. This update adds support to Microsoft Windows 2008 and more Microsoft Windows 7 versions. This update adds support to Microsoft Windows as source agent spoofing a network address.
IBM Lotus Domino IMAP Server Buffer Overflow Exploit Update
This module exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in a Lotus Domino IMAP Server and installs an agent if successful. This vulnerability can be exploited remotely and it does not require user authentication. This update adds support for Lotus Domino for windows versions 6.5, 7.0.1, 7.0.1FP1, and 7.0.2.
Microsoft Windows COM Object Cpfilters dll based Binary Planting Exploit Update (MS16-014)
This module exploits a COM Server-based Binary Planting vulnerability on Microsoft Windows using a word document to deploy an agent. This update adds other vulnerable dlls to the exploitation and other platforms and architectures.
A logical error in sudo when the env_reset option is disabled allows local attackers to define environment variables that were supposed to be blacklisted by sudo. This can be exploited by a local unprivileged attacker to gain root privileges by manipulating the environment of a command that the user is legitimately allowed to run with sudo.
This module exploits a type confusion vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player. This vulnerability has been found exploited in-the-wild during December 2013. This update improves module documentation, exploit code and adds more vulnerable Adobe Flash Player versions.
Cisco Linksys PlayerPT ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Exploit Update 2
This module exploits a vulnerability in the PlayerPT.ocx module included in the Cisco Linksys WVC200 Wireless-G PTZ Internet Video Camera application. The exploit is triggered when the SetSource() method processes a crafted argument resulting in a buffer overflow. This update improves the xml of the module to be compatible with new product functionality.
Disk Pulse Server GetServerInfo Request Buffer Overflow Exploit Update
A vulnerability exists in the way Disk Pulse Server v2.2.34 process a remote clients "GetServerInfo" request.The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in libpal.dll when handling network messages and can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted packet sent to TCP port 9120. This update correct typo.
Windows
Exploits/Remote
Impact
Disk Pulse Server GetServerInfo Request Buffer Overflow Exploit
A vulnerability exists in the way Disk Pulse Server v2.2.34 process a remote clients "GetServerInfo" request.The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in libpal.dll when handling network messages and can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted packet sent to TCP port 9120.
Windows
Exploits/Remote
Impact
Winamp dwmapi DLL Hijacking Exploit
Winamp is prone to a vulnerability that may allow execution of dwmapi.dll if this dll is located in the same folder than .CDA file.
Windows
Exploits/Client Side
Impact
Microsoft Windows LNK Shortcut Automatic File Execution Exploit Update
Microsoft Windows is prone to a vulnerability that may allow a file to automatically run because the software fails to handle 'LNK' files properly. Specifically, the issue occurs when loading the icon of a shortcut file. A specially crafted 'LNK' file can cause Windows to automatically execute code that is specified by the shortcut file. This vulnerability is currently being exploited in the wild. This update adds WebDAV support, which makes possible for the exploit to work as a drive-by attack, allowing to compromise machines by enticing the victims into visiting a website.
HTML Email Creator HTML Tags Buffer Overflow Exploit
HTML Email Creator is prone to multiple remote buffer-overflow vulnerabilities because the application fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied input, when sending or creating mails, with malformed HTML tags.
Windows
Exploits/Client Side
Impact
Sun Java Web Start Arbitrary Command Line Injection Exploit Update
Argument injection vulnerability in the URI handler in Java Deployment Toolkit allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the -J argument to javaws.exe, which is processed by the launch method. This update adds support for Windows Vista and Windows 7.
This module exploits a remote code execution vulnerability in IBM Cognos Express by using an undocumented user account to upload an arbitrary .WAR file.
ZipWrangler contains a buffer prone to exploitation via an overly long string. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in ZipWrangler when handling .ZIP files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted .ZIP file.
Linux Kernel Sock_Sendpage Local Privilege Escalation Exploit Update
The Linux kernel 2.6.0 through 2.6.30.4, and 2.4.4 through 2.4.37.4, does not initialize all function pointers for socket operations in proto_ops structures, which allows local users to trigger a NULL pointer dereference and gain privileges by using mmap to map page zero, placing arbitrary code on this page, and then invoking an unavailable operation, as demonstrated by the sendpage operation (sock_sendpage function) on a PF_PPPOX socket. This update adds the 'one-shot' tag to the XML of the module.
Microsoft SQL Server sp_replwritetovarbin Remote Heap Overflow Exploit Update
This module exploits a heap-based buffer overflow in the Microsoft SQL Server by sending a specially crafted SQL query. This update adds support for executestatement() functionality within the WebApps vector. It has two uses: One as a Remote Exploit which needs authentication, and another as an SQL Injection Agent installer module, which needs an SQL Agent as a target.
Oracle Java Soundbank Resource Name Buffer Overflow Exploit
This module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Oracle Java SE when jsound.dll parses a specially crafted Soundbank file. WARNING: This is an early release module. This is not the final version of this module. It is a pre-released version in order to deliver a module as quickly as possible to our customers that may be useful in some situations. Since this module is not the final version it may contain bugs or have limited functionality and may not have complete or accurate documentation.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the authentication process. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by sending an overly long, specially-crafted password to the affected server.
Windows
Exploits/Remote
Impact
Sun Java AWT Library setDiffICM Buffer Overflow Exploit
This module exploits a buffer overflow in the AWT library in Sun Java JRE when a specially crafted parameter is passed to the setDiffICM function.