Component firmware malware
Malicious firmware in disks, NICs or router ROMMON
categoryMalwareseverityVery HighdetectabilityNonelabnot yet measured
Classification
33 values: 10 reviewed, 16 imported, 7 derived. What do these mean?
Exploitability
| Attack vector | Malware |
|---|---|
| Reach (CVSS) | Local |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | High |
| User interaction | None |
| Attacker skill required | High |
| Resources required | Medium |
| Likelihood / prevalence | Low |
| Maturity | Established |
Impact & scope
| Severity | Very High |
|---|---|
| Impact | ConfidentialityIntegrity |
| Platform | LinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesWindows |
| Environment | Edge / IoTOn-premises |
| Target asset class | EndpointPhysicalServer |
| Kill-chain phase (tactic) | PersistenceStealth |
Detection & telemetry
| Detectability | None |
|---|---|
| Data sources (ATT&CK data components) | Driver LoadFirmware ModificationNetwork Connection CreationOS API Execution |
| Defense bypassed | Anti-virusFile monitoringHost intrusion prevention |
| Attack permissions (ATT&CK) | AdministratorSYSTEM |
Detection & response
Mitigated by 12
- M1031 attack-mitigation
- M1046 attack-mitigation
- M1047 attack-mitigation
- M1051 attack-mitigation
D3-AVEd3fendD3-FBAd3fendD3-FEMCd3fendD3-FVd3fendD3-RSd3fendD3-SFVd3fendD3-SUd3fendD3-SWId3fend
Detected by 2
Framework references
- Primary source: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1542/003/
- attack: T1542.002 (primary)
- attack: T1542.004
Evidence & sources
- ev-0001 (Cyber Attack Taxonomy) — Name, definition and Example/ID taken verbatim from the 'Malware' table, line 84 of Cyber-Attack-Taxonomy.md
- ev-0002 (MITRE Enterprise ATT&CK v19.2 (STIX 2.1)) — ATT&CK usage prevalence: 2 groups/software/campaigns reference this technique (ATT&CK enterprise v19.2)