A Deep Dive into HEVD Exploitation

HackSys Extreme Vulnerable Driver – A Deep Dive into HEVD Exploitation

The HackSys Extreme Vulnerable Driver (HEVD) is a Windows Kernel driver that is intentionally vulnerable. It has been developed for security researchers and enthusiasts to improve their skills in kernel-level exploitation.

HEVD offers a range of vulnerabilities, from simple stack buffer overflows to more complex issues such as use-after-free, pool buffer overflows, and race conditions. This allows researchers to explore exploitation techniques for each implemented vulnerability.

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Vulnerabilities Implemented

Write NULL
Double Fetch
Buffer Overflow
- Stack
- Stack GS
- NonPagedPool
- NonPagedPoolNx
- PagedPoolSession
Use After Free
- NonPagedPool
- NonPagedPoolNx
Type Confusion
Integer Overflow
- Arithmetic Overflow
Memory Disclosure
- NonPagedPool
- NonPagedPoolNx
Arbitrary Increment
Arbitrary Overwrite
Null Pointer Dereference
Uninitialized Memory
- Stack
- NonPagedPool
Insecure Kernel Resource Access

Building The Driver

Install Visual Studio 2017
Install Windows Driver Kit
Run the appropriate driver builder Build_HEVD_Vulnerable_x86.bat or Build_HEVD_Vulnerable_x64.bat

Download

If you do not want to build HackSys Extreme Vulnerable Driver from source, you could download pre-built executables for the latest release:

Installing The Driver

Use OSR Driver Loader to install HackSys Extreme Vulnerable Driver

Testing

The HackSys Extreme Vulnerable Driver and the respective exploits have been tested on Windows 7 SP1 x86 and Windows 10 x64

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