Presented By: Ashfaq Ansari
This training is focused on exploitation of different Windows Kernel Mode vulnerabilities. We will cover basics of Windows Kernel Internals and hands-on fuzzing of Windows Kernel Mode drivers.
We will dive deep into exploit development of various kernel mode vulnerabilities. We will also look into different vulnerabilities in terms of code and the mitigations applied to fix the respective vulnerabilities.
This training assumes that the attendees have less or no prior experience with Windows Kernel Internals and Kernel land as well as User land exploitation techniques
Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:
- Learn basics of Windows Internals
- Understand how to fuzz Windows Kernel mode drivers to find vulnerabilities
- Learn the exploit development process in Kernel mode
- Understand how a vulnerability looks like in driver code
- Understand how a vulnerability can be mitigated in the code
- Understand how to massage Kernel Pool and Stack
- Get comfortable with Windows Kernel Debugging
The 3 day course will take place on the 11, 12th & 13th September 2017.
Cost is £ 1,950 (inc VAT). Buy your place in our shop now.
Course Outline
Windows Kernel Debugging:
- Setup Kernel Debugging
- Setup Debugging Symbols
- WinDbg-Fu
Windows Internals:
- Windows NT Architecture
- Executive & Kernel
- Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL)
- Privilege Rings
- Key Data Structures
Memory Management:
- Virtual Address Space
- Memory Pool & Pool Allocator
Why to Attack Kernel?:
- User Mode vs Privileged Mode
- User Mode Exploit Mitigations
Windows Driver Basics:
- I/O Request Packet (IRP)
- I/O Control Code (IOCTL)
- Data Buffering (Buffered I/O, Direct I/O, Neither Buffered Nor Direct I/O)
Fuzzing Windows Drivers (Hands-On)
- Locating IOCTLs in Windows Drivers
- Locating input entry points
- Writing scripts to fuzz the discovered IOCTLs
- Playing with public fuzzers
Exploitation (Hands-On):
- Pool Feng Shui/Pool Spraying (Lookaside List & ListHeads List)
- Pool Overflow Exploitation
- Use after Free Exploitation
- Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU)/Race Condition
Kernel Payload (Hands-On):
- Escalate Privilege of a Process from Kernel Debugger
- Considerations while writing Escalation of Privilege Payload
- Kernel Recovery (Fixating Kernel State after exploitation)
Exploit Mitigations:
- Kernel Address Space Layout Randomization (KASLR)†
- Supervisor Mode Execution Prevention (SMEP)
Miscellaneous:
- Assignment to write a full blown Windows Kernel exploit
- Q/A and Feedback
Target Audience
- Bug Hunters & Read Teamers
- User Mode Exploit Developers
- Windows Driver Developers & Testers
- Anyone with an interest in understanding Windows Kernel Exploitation
- Ethical Hackers and Penetration Testers looking to upgrade their skill-set to the Kernel level
Why Attend
Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:
- Get comfortable with Windows Kernel Debugging
- Understand how kernel and kernel mode driver works
- Understand exploitation techniques for different software vulnerabilities
- Understand how Windows Pool Allocator works in order to write reliable exploit for complex bugs like Pool Overflow(s) and use after free(s)
- Learn to write own exploits for the found vulnerabilities in Kernel or Kernel mode drivers
- Understand vulnerabilities in terms of code and mitigations applied to fix the vulnerabilities.
Student Requirements
- Basics of User Mode Exploitation is good to have but not required
- Basics of x86 Assembly and C/Python is good to have but not required
- Familiarity with Vmware/VirtualBox (only to run virtual machines)
- Patience
Hardware & Software Requirements
- 8 GB Flash Drive
- A laptop capable of running two virtual machines simultaneously (8GB of RAM)
- 40 GB free hard drive space
- Everyone should have Administrator privilege on their laptop.
What to expect
- Complete hands-on
- WinDbg-Fu
- Fast & quick overview of Window Internals
- Windows Kernel Drivers Basics/IOCTL/IRP
- Techniques to Exploit Windows Kernel/Driver vulnerabilities
What students will be provided with
- Printed Lab Manual
- Training slides
- Scripts and code samples
- BSOD T-Shirt
About the Trainer
Ashfaq Ansari is the founder of HackSys Team code named “Panthera”. He is a Security Researcher with experience in various aspects of Information Security. He has authored “HackSys Extreme Vulnerable Driver” and “Shellcode of Death”. He has also written and published various whitepapers on low level software exploitation. His core interest lies in “Low Level Exploitation”, “Reverse Engineering”, “Program Analysis” and “Hybrid Fuzzing”. He is a fanboy of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. He is the chapter lead for null (Pune).