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Capec-634 Detail
Probe Audio and Video Peripherals
Detailed Communications Software Software Likelihood: Low Typical Severity: High
Parents: 545 651
Threats: T60 T65
The adversary exploits the target system's audio and video functionalities through malware or scheduled tasks. The goal is to capture sensitive information about the target for financial, personal, political, or other gains which is accomplished by collecting communication data between two parties via the use of peripheral devices (e.g. microphones and webcams) or applications with audio and video capabilities (e.g. Skype) on a system.
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| External ID | Source | Link | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAPEC-634 | capec | https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/634.html | |
| CWE-267 | cwe | http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/267.html | |
| T1123 | ATTACK | https://attack.mitre.org/wiki/Technique/T1123 | Audio Capture |
| T1125 | ATTACK | https://attack.mitre.org/wiki/Technique/T1125 | Video Capture |
| REF-653 | reference_from_CAPEC | https://www.thesecuritybuddy.com/bluetooth-security/what-is-car-whisperer/ | Amrita Mitra, What is Car Whisperer?, 2017--03---08, The Security Buddy |
| REF-654 | reference_from_CAPEC | https://www.finjanmobile.com/what-is-bluesnarfing/ | What is Bluesnarfing?, 2017--03---13, Finjan Mobile |
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- Knowledge of the target device's or application’s vulnerabilities that can be capitalized on with malicious code. The adversary must be able to place the malicious code on the target device.
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| High |
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| To deploy a hidden process or malware on the system to automatically collect audio and video data. |
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- An adversary can capture audio and video, and transmit the recordings to a C2 server or a similar capability.
- An adversary can capture and record from audio peripherals in a vehicle via a Car Whisperer attack. If an adversary is within close proximity to a vehicle with Bluetooth capabilities, they may attempt to connect to the hands-free system when it is in pairing mode. With successful authentication, if an authentication system is present at all, an adversary may be able to play music/voice recordings, as well begin a recording and capture conversations happening inside the vehicle. Successful authentication relies on the pairing security key being set to a default value, or by brute force (which may be less practical in an outside environment) Depending on the sensitivity of the information being discussed, this scenario can be extremely compromising.
- An adversary may also use a technique called Bluebugging, which is similar to Bluesnarfing but requires the adversary to be between 10-15 meters of the target device. Bluebugging creates a backdoor for an attacker to listen/record phone calls, forward calls, send SMS and retrieve the phonebook.