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CAPEC-669

Alteration of a Software Update

An adversary with access to an organization’s software update infrastructure inserts malware into the content of an outgoing update to fielded systems where a wide range of malicious effects are possible. With the same level of access, the adversary can alter a software update to perform specific malicious acts including granting the adversary control over the software’s normal functionality.

Soyutlama

Standard

Tipik ciddiyet

High

Saldırı ihtimali

Medium

Saldırıyı anla

Bu saldırı kalıbı nedir?

An adversary with access to an organization’s software update infrastructure inserts malware into the content of an outgoing update to fielded systems where a wide range of malicious effects are possible. With the same level of access, the adversary can alter a software update to perform specific malicious acts including granting the adversary control over the software’s normal functionality.

Uygulama akışı

Saldırı adım adım nasıl ilerler?

1

Explore

Identify software with frequent updates

The adversary must first identify a target software that has updates at least with some frequency, enough that there is am update infrastructure.
2

Experiment

Gain access to udpate infrastructure

The adversary must then gain access to the organization's software update infrastructure. This can either be done by gaining remote access from outside the organization, or by having a malicious actor inside the organization gain access. It is often easier if someone within the organization gains access.
3

Exploit

Alter the software update

Through access to the software update infrastructure, an adversary will alter the software update by injecting malware into the content of an outgoing update.

Gereksinimler

Saldırının gerçekleşmesi için ne gerekir?

Ön koşullar

  • An adversary would need to have penetrated an organization’s software update infrastructure including gaining access to components supporting the configuration management of software versions and updates related to the software maintenance of customer systems.

Gerekli beceri

  • High: Skills required include the ability to infiltrate the organization’s software update infrastructure either from the Internet or from within the organization, including subcontractors, and be able to change software being delivered to customer/user systems in an undetected manner.

Gerekli kaynak

MITRE kaydında belirtilmemiş.

Etki

Başarılı saldırı neye yol açar?

Gain Privileges

Etkilenen alanlar: Access Control

Execute Unauthorized Commands

Etkilenen alanlar: Authorization

Modify Data

Etkilenen alanlar: Integrity

Read Data

Etkilenen alanlar: Confidentiality

Savunma

Nasıl önlenir ve etkisi azaltılır?

1
Have a Software Assurance Plan that includes maintaining strict configuration management control of source code, object code and software development, build and distribution tools; manual code reviews and static code analysis for developmental software; and tracking of all storage and movement of code.
2
Require elevated privileges for distribution of software and software updates.

Gerçek dünya

MITRE örnek olayları

Örnek olay 1Detay
A subcontractor to a software developer injects maliciously altered software updates into an automated update process that distributes to government and commercial customers software containing a hidden backdoor.
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