Firmware Security

  1. Firmware Attack Vectors and Vulnerabilities
    1. Physical Access Attacks
      1. Direct Hardware Access
        1. SPI Flash Manipulation
          1. JTAG/SWD Exploitation
            1. Hardware Debugging Interfaces
            2. Evil Maid Attacks
              1. Attack Scenarios
                1. Persistence Mechanisms
                  1. Detection Challenges
                    1. Mitigation Strategies
                    2. Hardware Interposers
                      1. SPI Flash Interposers
                        1. Bus Interception
                          1. Signal Manipulation
                          2. Side-Channel Attacks
                            1. Power Analysis
                              1. Electromagnetic Analysis
                                1. Timing Attacks
                                  1. Acoustic Analysis
                                2. Remote Exploitation
                                  1. Network-Based Attacks
                                    1. BMC Vulnerabilities
                                      1. NIC Firmware Exploitation
                                        1. Remote Management Interfaces
                                        2. OS-to-Firmware Attacks
                                          1. Privilege Escalation
                                            1. Firmware Reflashing from OS
                                              1. SMM Vulnerabilities
                                                1. UEFI Runtime Services Exploitation
                                                2. Supply Chain Attacks
                                                  1. Firmware Backdoors
                                                    1. Counterfeit Components
                                                      1. Malicious Updates
                                                        1. Third-Party Component Risks
                                                      2. Common Vulnerability Classes
                                                        1. System Management Mode Vulnerabilities
                                                          1. SMM Callout Vulnerabilities
                                                            1. SMRAM State Manipulation
                                                              1. SMI Handler Vulnerabilities
                                                                1. Race Conditions
                                                                2. Configuration and Implementation Flaws
                                                                  1. Misconfigured Security Settings
                                                                    1. Unprotected Flash Regions
                                                                      1. Weak Access Controls
                                                                        1. Default Credentials
                                                                        2. Update Mechanism Vulnerabilities
                                                                          1. Unsigned Updates
                                                                            1. Rollback Vulnerabilities
                                                                              1. Update Channel Compromise
                                                                                1. Verification Bypass
                                                                                2. Cryptographic Vulnerabilities
                                                                                  1. Weak Key Management
                                                                                    1. Poor Random Number Generation
                                                                                      1. Cryptographic Implementation Flaws
                                                                                        1. Key Exposure
                                                                                      2. Specific Firmware Threats
                                                                                        1. Bootkits and Rootkits
                                                                                          1. Persistence Mechanisms
                                                                                            1. Evasion Techniques
                                                                                              1. Detection Challenges
                                                                                              2. Ransomware Targeting Firmware
                                                                                                1. Firmware Encryption
                                                                                                  1. Recovery Challenges
                                                                                                    1. Prevention Strategies
                                                                                                    2. Advanced Persistent Threats
                                                                                                      1. Nation-State Attacks
                                                                                                        1. Long-Term Persistence
                                                                                                          1. Covert Communication
                                                                                                            1. Attribution Challenges

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                                                                                                        7. Firmware Analysis and Reverse Engineering