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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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EMC Captiva QuickScan KeyHelp ActiveX Exploit
This module exploits a vulnerability in the keyhelp.ocx control included in EMC Captiva QuickScan application. The vulnerability is triggered when the JumpURL() method processes a long string argument resulting in a stack-based buffer overflow.
This module exploits a vulnerability in Avast Antivirus ASWMON.SYS driver when handling a specially crafted IOCTL request. The vulnerability allows local users to overwrite memory and execute arbitrary code via malformed Interrupt Request Packet (Irp) parameters.
Autodesk 3D Studio Max allows users to bind script to application callbacks. This functionality could be exploited by an attacker by making a victim open a seemingly innocuous .MAX file with malicious script embedded.
Bopup Communications Server Remote Buffer Overflow Exploit
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error and can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted TCP packet sent to port 19810. Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.
MSRPC Server Service Remote Buffer Overflow Exploit (MS08-067) Update 4
This module exploits a vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows Server service by sending a specially crafted RPC request. This update adds reliability to all supported platforms.
Wireshark PROFINET Dissector Format String Exploit
Wireshark is prone to a format-string vulnerability. Attackers can leverage this issue to execute arbitrary code within the context of the vulnerable application. Failed attacks will likely cause denial-of-service conditions.
ESET Smart Security EPFW.SYS Privilege Escalation Exploit
This module exploits a vulnerability in ESET Smart Security EPWF.SYS driver when handling a specially crafted IOCTL request. The vulnerability allows local users to overwrite memory and execute arbitrary code via malformed Interrupt Request Packet (Irp) parameters.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the handling of a .ASX file with a long URI in the ref href tag. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted .ASX file.
AtomixMP3 contains a buffer prone to exploitation via an overly long string. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in AtomixMP3 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.
MiniShare HTTP GET Request Buffer Overflow Exploit
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the handling of HTTP "GET" requests. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow by sending a specially crafted overly long request with a pathname larger than 1787 bytes.
This module exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability during the processing of requested resources to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by requesting a resource with an overly long name.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when parsing format strings containing a floating point specifier in the util.printf() JavaScript function. This update improves exploit reliability and fixes a cookie handling bug.
Adobe Flash Player SWF Buffer Overflow Exploit Update
This module exploits a vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player triggered when processing a specially crafted SWF file. This update adds support for Windows Vista.
Easy File Sharing FTP Server PASS Buffer Overflow Exploit
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error with the handling of passwords. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via an overly long, specially-crafted passwords passed to the affected server.
Novell NetWare Client NWFILTER.SYS Local Privilege Escalation Exploit
This module exploits a vulnerability in Novell NetWare Client when handling a specially crafted IOCTL. The vulnerability allows local users to overwrite memory and execute arbitrary code via a malformed Interrupt Request Packet (Irp) parameters.
Linux Kernel Vmsplice() Privilege Escalation Exploit
Exploits a missing verification of parameters within the vmsplice_to_user(), copy_from_user_mmap_sem(), and get_iovec_page_array() functions in fs/splice.c before using them to perform certain memory operations. This can be exploited to e.g. read or write to arbitrary kernel memory via a specially crafted vmsplice() system call, and allows an unprivileged process to elevate privileges to root.
A security vulnerability with the way XnView processes TAAC files may allow a remote unprivileged user who provides a TAAC document that is opened or previewed by a local user to execute arbitrary commands on the system with the privileges of the user running XnView. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow when a specially crafted file is opened or previewed in XnView.
Microsoft Jet Database Engine Buffer Overflow Exploit Update
This module exploits a vulnerability in Microsoft Jet Database (msjet40.dll) through a Microsoft Word document. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in msjet40.dll within the processing of MDB files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow when a specially crafted file is opened. This update corrects documentation.
QuickTime RTSP Content-Type exploit Mac Intel update
This module runs a 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 Apple QuickTime, which allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service condition. This update adds Mac Intel support.
This module exploits a vulnerability in the PDWizard.ocx of the Visual Studio application. The module will run a malicious website in the CORE IMPACT console and wait for a user to connect and trigger the 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 VLC 0.86, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute code via a crafted OGG file that triggers format string and overwrites a subroutine pointer during rendering.
Sun Java Web Start JNLP Stack Buffer Overflow Exploit
This module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the javaws.exe program and deploys an agent when successful. The exploit triggers a vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote machine.