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CVE-2016-0049 is a security feature bypass vulnerability in the Kerberos implementation of multiple Microsoft Windows versions, including Vista SP2, Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, 7 SP1, 8.1, Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511. The vulnerability arises because Kerberos does not properly validate password changes, allowing an attacker to deploy a malicious Key Distribution Center (KDC) and perform a sign-in action that bypasses authentication controls.
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This repository, 'BlueBox', is a comprehensive exploit toolkit targeting Microsoft Windows domain authentication vulnerabilities (MS15-122/CVE-2015-6095 and MS16-014/CVE-2016-0049). It enables an attacker to bypass the Windows login screen on domain-joined machines, even those protected by BitLocker, by impersonating domain controller services (DNS, KDC, LDAP, NetBIOS) on a local network. The repository includes Python scripts for each malicious service, configuration files for network setup (DHCP, interfaces, iptables/ebtables), and init scripts for automated deployment on Linux systems (e.g., Raspberry Pi). The attack can be performed in two modes: a simple lockscreen bypass (using DHCP and static IP 192.168.0.1) or a zero-downtime MITM attack (using network bridging and traffic redirection). The toolkit also provides an example 'fake RAT' payload in C, which can be served to compromised machines. The exploit is operational and requires physical or network access to the target environment, with the ability to control network traffic to the victim. The repository references several submodules for protocol handling (dnslib, ldaptor, Responder, pykek).
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