CAPEC-520: Counterfeit Hardware Component Inserted During Product Assembly
Attack Pattern ID: 520
Abstraction: Detailed
Status: Draft
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Description
An attacker with either direct access to the product assembly process or to the supply of subcomponents used in the product assembly process introduces counterfeit hardware components into product assembly. The assembly containing the counterfeit components results in a system specifically designed for malicious purposes.
Likelihood Of Attack
Low
Typical Severity
High
Relationships
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Standard Attack Pattern - A standard level attack pattern in CAPEC is focused on a specific methodology or technique used in an attack. It is often seen as a singular piece of a fully executed attack. A standard attack pattern is meant to provide sufficient details to understand the specific technique and how it attempts to accomplish a desired goal. A standard level attack pattern is a specific type of a more abstract meta level attack pattern.
The attacker will need either physical access or be able to supply malicious hardware components to the product development facility.
Skills Required
[Level: High]
Resources to maliciously construct components used by the manufacturer.
[Level: High]
Resources to physically infiltrate manufacturer or manufacturer's supplier.
Example Instances
A manufacturer of a firewall system requires a hardware card which functions as a multi-jack ethernet card with four ethernet ports. The attacker constructs a counterfeit card that functions normally except that packets from the attacker's network are allowed to bypass firewall processing completely. Once deployed at a victim location, this allows the attacker to bypass the firewall unrestricted.
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