Secure Boot Attacks and Defenses

  1. Notable Attack Cases and Analysis
    1. BootHole Vulnerability (CVE-2020-10713)
      1. GRUB2 Buffer Overflow Details
        1. Exploitation Methodology
          1. Impact Assessment
            1. Mitigation Strategies
              1. Industry Response
              2. BlackLotus UEFI Bootkit
                1. CVE-2022-21894 Exploitation
                  1. Persistence Mechanisms
                    1. Defense Evasion Techniques
                      1. Detection Challenges
                        1. Remediation Efforts
                        2. LAPSUS$ Certificate Theft
                          1. NVIDIA Code Signing Certificate Compromise
                            1. Potential Attack Scenarios
                              1. Industry Impact Assessment
                                1. Response and Mitigation
                                2. Vector-EDK UEFI Rootkit
                                  1. Attack Methodology Analysis
                                    1. Persistence Techniques
                                      1. Detection Methods
                                        1. Forensic Analysis
                                        2. ESPecter Attack
                                          1. EFI System Partition Exploitation
                                            1. Bootloader Manipulation
                                              1. Detection Evasion
                                                1. Mitigation Approaches
                                                2. MoonBounce UEFI Implant
                                                  1. Advanced Persistent Threat Analysis
                                                    1. Firmware Modification Techniques
                                                      1. Attribution Challenges
                                                        1. Defense Implications

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                                                      7. Defense Strategies and Countermeasures