By
David Maynor, Senior Researcher, SecureWorks, U.S.A.
Description
This is the first book available for the Metasploit Framework (MSF), which is the attack platform of choice for one of the fastest growing
careers in IT security: Penetration Testing. The book and companion Web site will provide professional penetration testers and security
researchers with a fully integrated suite of tools for discovering, running, and testing exploit code.
This book discusses how to
use the Metasploit Framework (MSF) as an exploitation platform. The book begins with a detailed discussion of the three MSF interfaces:
msfweb, msfconsole, and msfcli .This chapter demonstrates all of the features offered by the MSF as an exploitation platform. With a
solid understanding of MSF’s capabilities, the book then details techniques for dramatically reducing the amount of time required for
developing functional exploits.
By working through a real-world vulnerabilities against popular closed source applications, the reader
will learn how to use the tools and MSF to quickly build reliable attacks as standalone exploits. The section will also explain how to
integrate an exploit directly into the Metasploit Framework by providing a line-by-line analysis of an integrated exploit module. Details
as to how the Metasploit engine drives the behind-the-scenes exploitation process will be covered, and along the way the reader will
come to understand the advantages of exploitation frameworks. The final section of the book examines the Meterpreter payload system and
teaches readers to develop completely new extensions that will integrate fluidly with the Metasploit Framework.
Audience:
Professional penetration testers and security researchers
