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CAPEC-458

Flash Memory Attacks

Detailed pattern

An adversary inserts malicious logic into a product or technology via flashing the on-board memory with a code-base that contains malicious logic. Various attacks exist against the integrity of flash memory, the most direct being rootkits coded into the BIOS or chipset of a device.

Such attacks are very difficult to detect because the malicious code resides outside the filesystem or RAM, and in the underlying byte-code that drives the processor. Many devices, such as the recent attacks against digital picture frames, contain only a microprocessor and a small amount of solid-state memory, rendering these devices ideal for "flash" based malware or malicious logic.

One of the pernicious characteristics of flash memory based attacks is that the malicious code can survive even a total format of the hard-drive and reinstallation of the host operating system. Virtually any device which can be integrated into a computer system is susceptible to these attacks. Additionally, any peripheral device which interfaces with the computer bus could extract or sniff confidential data, even on systems employing full-disk encryption. Trojan code placed into a video card's chipset would continue to perform its function irrespective of the host operating system, and would be invisible to all known antivirus. The threats extend to consumer products such as camcorders, digital cameras, or any consumer electronic device with an embedded microcontroller.

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Weaknesses it exploits

Recent CVEs with these weaknesses

  1. 6.8CVE-2018-25229

    BulletProof FTP Server 2019.0.0.50 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the SMTP configuration interface that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an oversized string. Attackers can input a buffer of 257 'A…

  2. 6.9CVE-2019-25590

    Axessh 4.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the logging configuration that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string in the log file name field. Attackers can enable session loggin…

  3. 6.9CVE-2019-25588

    BulletProof FTP Server 2019.0.0.50 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the DNS Address field that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string. Attackers can enable the DNS Address optio…

  4. 6.9CVE-2019-25587

    BulletProof FTP Server 2019.0.0.50 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the Storage-Path configuration parameter that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string value. Attackers can ena…

  5. 6.9CVE-2019-25583

    RarmaRadio 2.72.3 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the Username field that allows local attackers to crash the application by submitting excessively long input. Attackers can paste a buffer of 5000 bytes into the Username fiel…

  6. 6.9CVE-2019-25551

    Sandboxie 5.30 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string in the Program Alerts configuration field. Attackers can paste a buffer of 5000 characte…

  7. 8.7CVE-2019-25358

    FileOptimizer 14.00.2524 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by manipulating the FileOptimizer32.ini configuration file. Attackers can overwrite the TempDirectory parameter with a 5000-…

  8. 7.1CVE-2022-2483

    The bootloader in the Nokia ASIK AirScale system module (versions 474021A.101 and 474021A.102) loads public keys for firmware verification signature. If an attacker modifies the flash contents to corrupt the keys, secure boot could be perm…

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