How do you get your exploits?

[hdm at metasploit.com (H D Moore)]

On Friday 14 September 2007 08:51, Mr Gabriel wrote:
> To me, the concept, and idea of pen testing, is to find holes *before*
> some crack fueled script kiddie does - but how can I do this if I don't
> have the latest exploits to hand?

Most of the "vlad" style exploits you see are client-side or depend on 
user interaction. Metasploit supports quite a few of these, but there 
just aren't that many server-side code execution bugs in XP SP2. For the 
most part, the script kids are using old and well published exploits to 
wreak their mayhem. The M-PACK kit for example, is based on a handful of 
known vulnerabilities (metasploit 3 supports most of them).

> Which brings me to my second point, the exploits that are included with
> MS3 - where they created just for MS3, or have they been adapted from
> exploits found in the wild?

Some of each. It depends who wrote the exploit first.  Even when exploits 
are adapted from an existing program, they tend to be improved after they 
are ported to the framework (more reliable, less bugs, support for any 
shellcode, etc).

-HD