ExploitHub Evolved
Knowing when to call it quits or pivot is an important life skill. Unfortunately, this time has come for ExploitHub.
Category: exploit
Microsoft Exploitability Index
Earlier today, this article from ComputerWorld came across my desk. The headline grabbed my attention, having indicated controversy and disagreement, which of course I’m going to look into. The article, which cites Microsoft’s semi-annual security intelligence report, claims that Microsoft has only been right in it’s vulnerability exploitability predictions about 27% of the time. Others […]
The Folly of a Scheduled Patch Release Cycle
A number of years ago, Microsoft led the charge by moving away from a dynamic patch release schedule to a monthly patch release schedule, essentially creating an imposed monthly patch cycle for their customers. Since then, many other vendors have followed suit. There are opinions and arguments supporting both a release schedule philosophy as well […]
MS08-033 AVI/MJPG Vulnerability
Since last Tuesday (Microsoft Patch Tuesday), I’ve taken a break from coding Application Protocol Simulators (the hot-button item at BreakingPoint right now) and worked on the Security side of the product. I’ve spent almost exactly one week working on a Strike-set for the ms08-033 AVI/MJPG vulnerability. The Strike-set includes 8 Strikes all which generate dynamic, […]
Context-keyed Payload Encoding Whitepaper
Today, my research paper entitled “Context-keyed Payload Encoding” was published in Uninformed Journal vol. 9. If you’re into cutting-edge exploitation technology, you should check it out. This is the research I presented at ToorCon 9 last October.
ms07-061
My second Microsoft Patch Tuesday at the new employer was fairly uneventful. This Tuesday there was only one patch rated critical, MS07-061, and as it turns out it was the bug that I had already worked on last week. Essentially all I had to do was update my strikes from last week with the new […]
ms07-055
Last week was Microsoft Patch Tuesday, and for once it actually affected me directly. The team I am part of at my new employer is responsible for reversing out patches such as these, determining the vulnerability that was patched, and developing ways to exploit or otherwise attack the software. From the advisories that were released, […]