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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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Title
Description
Date Added
CVE Link
Exploit Platform
Exploit Type
Product Name
Microsoft Windows Kernel ATMFD Font Vulnerability Exploit
This module exploits a vulnerability in atmfd.sys module by loading a crafted OTF font. 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.
Windows
Exploits/Local
Impact
Apple QuickTime H264 Movie Files Buffer Overflow Exploit
The vulnerability exists within the way Quicktime parse h264 movies. The application will use a length that is defined within the structure to copy data into a statically sized buffer on the stack.
Adobe Reader X AdobeCollabSync Buffer Overflow Sandbox Bypass Exploit Update
This module allows an agent running in the context of AcroRd32.exe with Low Integrity Level/AppContainer Integrity Level to escalate privileges in order to install a new agent that will run with Medium Integrity Level. This update fixes an issue related to highlight preconditions when running against x86-64 targets.
Microsoft Windows OpenType Font Driver Vulnerability Exploit (MS15-078) Update
This module exploits a vulnerability in "atmfd.dll" Windows driver by loading a crafted OTF font. This update adds support to Windows 8 and Windows 2012.
VMware vCenter Server Java JMX-RMI Remote Code Execution Exploit
VMware vCenter Server is prone to a remote vulnerability that allows attackers to take advantage of an insecure deployment of the JMX/RMI service used to manage and monitor the Java Virtual Machine. By exploiting known methods, it is possible to remotely load an MLet file from an attacker controlled web server that points at a, also controlled, jar file.
Microsoft Windows Shell File Association Vulnerability Exploit (MS14-027)
When the "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\exefile" registry key is modified by this exploit and a Windows or third party service calls to the "ShellExecute" function, an invalid association file is produced, finalizing the attack with the execution of a crafted program instead of the original program.
Microsoft Windows SMTP Server MX Record Vulnerability DoS (MS10-024)
This module exploits a vulnerability on Microsoft Windows SMTP Server 64 bits sending a malformed DNS response from a spoofed DNS Server. 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.
Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Load Library Vulnerability Exploit (MS09-022) Update
This Update adds support to Microsoft Windows XP and 2003. This module takes advantage of an insufficient library path check in spoolsv.exe service to load a dll from an arbitrary directory with System user privileges.
A memory corruption vulnerability in the ChkNtfSock function of wins.exe allows remote code execution. The WINS service listens on more than one UDP port (it listens on 42/udp and also on a dynamic UDP port). This attack targets the dynamic udp port, thus it requires the identification of such dynamic port by the user. This can be accomplished by running a port scanner module such as the 'Port Scanner - UDP' module.
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Word allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DOC file that triggers memory corruption.
This module exploits a buffer overflow in WebViewFolderIcon ActiveX control of Microsoft Internet Explorer and installs an agent. This update adds support for more platforms.
This module exploits a Jenkins command injection in order to install an agent. This update adds support for Windows and Linux platforms, and HTTPS support.
Windows
Exploits/Remote
Impact
Linux abrt sosreport Symlink Privilege Escalation Exploit
The sosreport program, a component of the ABRT bug reporting system used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, does not handle symbolic links correctly when writing core dumps of ABRT programs to the ABRT dump directory (/var/tmp/abrt). This can be leveraged by local unprivileged attackers to gain root privileges on vulnerable systems.
Borland Silk Central TeeChart ActiveX Control AddSeries Untrusted Pointer Exploit
The specific flaw exists within the Borland Silk Central TeeChart ActiveX control. The control suffers from an untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability because it blindly calls an attacker-supplied memory address. An attacker can exploit this condition to achieve code execution under the context of the browser process.
Windows
Exploits/Client Side
Impact
Microsoft Internet Explorer CMarkup Object Use-After-Free Exploit(MS14-021)
Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via vectors related to the CMarkup::IsConnectedToPrimaryMarkup function, as exploited in the wild in April 2014.
Novell File Reporter NFRAgent FSFUI Record File Upload Exploit
This module exploits a Directory traversal vulnerability in NFRAgent.exe in Novell File Reporter. This allows remote attackers to upload and execute files via a 130 /FSF/CMD request with a .. (dot dot) in a FILE element of an FSFUI record. This vulnerability can be exploited remotely by sending a specially crafted packet to port TCP/3037.
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.
Windows
Exploits/Client Side
Impact
Microsoft Unicode Script Processor Array Indexing Error Exploit (MS10-063)
The Unicode Script Processor (Uniscribe) implementation in USP10.DLL does not properly validate tables associated with malformed OpenType fonts, producing an array index error. 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.
Due to failure to handle exceptional conditions, a NULL pointer is dereferenced by the FreeBSD kernel allowing to overwrite arbitrary kernel memory. This module exploits the vulnerability to install an agent with root privileges.
Microsoft .NET Framework CLR Virtual Method Delegate Exploit (MS10-060)
The Common Language Runtime (CLR) in Microsoft .NET Framework does not properly handle interfaces and delegations to virtual methods. This module exploits the vulnerability through Microsoft Internet Explorer. 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.
Microsoft Windows LNK Shortcut Automatic File Execution Exploit Update 2
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 support for Windows Vista and Windows Seven to the WebDAV module. WARNING: This is an early release module. This is not the final version of this module.
PAM MOTD module in Ubuntu did not correctly handle path permissions when creating user file stamps.A local attacker could exploit this to gain root privileges.
IBM Informix librpc Remote Buffer Overflow Exploit
This module exploits a remote buffer overflow in the RPC protocol parsing library (librpc.dll) included on IBM Informix Dynamic Server by sending a specially crafted authentication packet to the 36890/TCP port.
JBoss Application Server DeploymentFileRepository Remote Code Execution Exploit
A directory traversal vulnerability in the DeploymentFileRepository class in JBoss Application Server allows remote attackers who are able to access the console manager to create files on arbitrary locations of the filesystem. This can be abused to gain execution of arbitrary code by sending special HTTP requests to the JMX Console.
Apple Safari parent.close Code Execution Exploit Update
The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the handling of parent windows and can result in a function call using an invalid pointer. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary code when a user e.g. visits a specially crafted web page and closes opened pop-up windows. This update correct Linux support error.