Dark Mode
Capec-521 Detail
Hardware Design Specifications Are Altered
Detailed Supply Chain Hardware Likelihood: Low Typical Severity: High
Parents: 447
Threats: T62 T68
An attacker with access to a manufacturer's hardware manufacturing process documentation alters the design specifications, which introduces flaws advantageous to the attacker once the system is deployed.
Not present
| External ID | Source | Link | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAPEC-521 | capec | https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/521.html | |
| REF-439 | reference_from_CAPEC | http://www.mitre.org/sites/default/files/publications/supply-chain-attack-framework-14-0228.pdf | John F. Miller, Supply Chain Attack Framework and Attack Patterns, 2013, The MITRE Corporation |
| REF-715 | reference_from_CAPEC | https://nira.com/how-to-secure-your-documents/ | Marie Prokopets, How To Secure Your Documents, Nira |
Not present
- Advanced knowledge of hardware capabilities of a manufacturer's product.
- Access to the manufacturer's documentation.
Not present
| High |
|---|
| Ability to stealthly gain access via remote compromise or physical access to the manufacturer's documentation. |
Not present
- To operate at full capability, a manufacturer's network intrusion detection device needs to have either a Intel Xeon E7-2820 or AMD FX-8350 which have 8 "cores" available, allowing for advanced threading needed to handle large volumes of network traffic without resorting to dropping packets from the detection process. The attacker alters the documentation to state that the system design must use the Intel Core Duo or the AMD Phenom II X2, which only have 2 cores, causing the system to drop large amounts of packets during deployment at a victim site with large amounts of network traffic.