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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
VLC Media Player MP4 Demuxer Buffer Overflow Exploit
VLC media player is prone to multiple stack-based buffer-overflow vulnerabilities. When parsing a MP4, ASF or AVI file with an overly deep box structure, a stack overflow might occur. It would overwrite the return address and thus redirect the execution flow. Attackers can exploit these issues to execute arbitrary code in the context of the affected application or crash the application, denying service to legitimate users. VLC media player 1.0.1 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.
Windows
Exploits/Client Side
Impact
Adobe RoboHelp Server File Upload Code Execution Exploit
This module exploits a remote .JSP code injection in Adobe RoboHelp Server by sending a specially crafted HTTP request to the affected service.
Buffer overflow in the administrator authentication process for Kerio Personal Firewall (KPF) 2.1.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a handshake packet. This update improves the reliability of the exploit when using the "Reuse connection" method to connect new agents.
Microsoft Windows Token Kidnapping Local Privilege Escalation Exploit (MS09-012)
This module exploits a vulnerability in the way that Microsoft Windows manages the RPCSS service and improperly isolates processes running under the NetworkService or LocalService accounts. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary code with System privileges.
Multiple ACDSee products are prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability because they fail to perform adequate boundary checks when processing a malformed TIF image.
Windows
Exploits/Client Side
Impact
Typo3 Cross Site Scripting Exploit
This module exploits insecure randomness vulnerability in Typo3, which leads to XSS attacks. This module tries to guess the Typo3 encryptionKey by exploiting its insecure randomness. If guessed, it will install an XSS Agent.
Exploits/Cross Site Scripting (XSS)/Known Vulnerabilities
Impact
Microsoft IE CFunctionPointer Memory Corruption Exploit Update
This module exploits a memory corruption vulnerability when Internet Explorer attempts to access an object that has been deleted. This update adds support for Windows Vista SP0 and SP1.
A Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability has been found in filter/tex/texed.php. Due to the fact this file does not properly check the input parameters, it is possible to exploit this vulnerability in order to execute arbitrary commands on the target server. This module starts a web server on the CORE IMPACT Console to publish the agent, which is downloaded from the target. In order to exploit this vulnerability register_globals must be enabled (in PHP) and the TeX Notation filter in Moodle must be turned on.
This module exploits a stack buffer overflow in the Workstation Service. This package addresses a compatibility problem when porting the module from version 7.6 to 8.0 of the framework.
This module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow in the Alt-N Security Gateway by sending a specially crafted HTTP request to the TCP port 4000. This update add the CVE number.
This module exploits a vulnerability in ZoneAlarm products when the 0x8400000F function is invoked with a specially crafted parameter. The IOCTL 0x8400000F handler in the VSDATANT.SYS device driver in ZoneAlarm products allows local users to overwrite memory and execute arbitrary code via malformed Interrupt Request Packet (Irp) parameters to obtain escalated privileges.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when parsing format strings containing a floating point specifier in the util.printf() JavaScript function.
FutureSoft TFTP Server 2000 Buffer Overflow Exploit
This module exploits a buffer overflow in FutureSoft TFTP Server, that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long malformed filename.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the Formats plug-in (Formats.dll) when handling IFF files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted IFF file.
Acoustica MP3 CD Burner ASX Buffer Overflow Exploit
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when processing malformed ASX playlist files. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow tricking a user into opening a specially crafted playlist file containing a ref tag with an overly long href attribute.
PUBCONV.DLL in Microsoft Office Publisher 2007 does not properly clear memory when transferring data from disk to memory, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed .pub page via a certain negative value, which bypasses a sanitization procedure that initializes critical pointers to NULL, aka the "Publisher Invalid Memory Reference Vulnerability".
RSH Daemon for Windows Remote Buffer Overflow Exploit
This module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the Windows RSH application (rshd.exe). The module sends a specially crafted packet to port 514/tcp and installs an agent if successful.