배경 세부 정보
취약점 도입 방식
Architecture and Design : Such issues could be introduced during hardware architecture and design and identified later during Testing or System Configuration phases.
Implementation : Such issues could be introduced during implementation and identified later during Testing or System Configuration phases.
적용 가능한 플랫폼
언어
클래스: Not Language-Specific (Undetermined)
운영 체제
클래스: Not OS-Specific (Undetermined)
아키텍처
클래스: Not Architecture-Specific (Undetermined)
기술
클래스: Not Technology-Specific (Undetermined)
일반적인 결과
| 범위 |
영향 |
가능성 |
| Access Control | Modify Memory
참고: System Configuration protected by the lock bit can be modified even when the lock is set. If the lock bit does not effectively write-protect all system registers or controls that could modify the protected system configuration, then an adversary may be able to use software to access the registers/controls and modify the protected hardware configuration. | |
관찰된 예시
| 참고 자료 |
설명 |
| Processor product does not perform lock
bit protection for certain registers. |
| Certain servers leave a write protection lock bit
unset after boot, potentially allowing modification of
parts of flash memory. |
| Chain: chipset has a race condition (CWE-362) between when an interrupt handler detects an attempt to write-enable the BIOS (in violation of the lock bit), and when the handler resets the write-enable bit back to 0, allowing attackers to issue BIOS writes during the timing window [REF-1237]. |
잠재적 완화 방법
Phases : Architecture and Design // Implementation // Testing
탐지 방법
Manual Analysis
Set the lock bit. Attempt to modify the
information protected by the lock bit. If the information
is changed, implement a design fix. Retest. Also, attempt
to indirectly clear the lock bit or bypass
it.
효과성 : High
취약점 매핑 메모
근거 : This CWE entry is at the Base level of abstraction, which is a preferred level of abstraction for mapping to the root causes of vulnerabilities.
댓글 : Carefully read both the name and description to ensure that this mapping is an appropriate fit. Do not try to 'force' a mapping to a lower-level Base/Variant simply to comply with this preferred level of abstraction.
관련 공격 패턴
| CAPEC ID |
공격 패턴 이름 |
| CAPEC-176 |
Configuration/Environment Manipulation
An attacker manipulates files or settings external to a target application which affect the behavior of that application. For example, many applications use external configuration files and libraries - modification of these entities or otherwise affecting the application's ability to use them would constitute a configuration/environment manipulation attack. |
| CAPEC-680 |
Exploitation of Improperly Controlled Registers
|
참고 자료
REF-1237
Intel BIOS locking mechanism contains race condition that enables write protection bypass
CERT Coordination Center.
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/766164/
제출
| 이름 |
조직 |
날짜 |
출시일 |
Version |
| Arun Kanuparthi, Hareesh Khattri, Parbati Kumar Manna, Narasimha Kumar V Mangipudi |
Intel Corporation |
2020-01-15 +00:00 |
2020-02-24 +00:00 |
4.0 |
수정 사항
| 이름 |
조직 |
날짜 |
댓글 |
| CWE Content Team |
MITRE |
2020-08-20 +00:00 |
updated Related_Attack_Patterns |
| CWE Content Team |
MITRE |
2021-03-15 +00:00 |
updated Maintenance_Notes |
| CWE Content Team |
MITRE |
2021-10-28 +00:00 |
updated Demonstrative_Examples, Description, Detection_Factors, Maintenance_Notes, Name, Observed_Examples, Potential_Mitigations, References, Relationships, Weakness_Ordinalities |
| CWE Content Team |
MITRE |
2022-04-28 +00:00 |
updated Related_Attack_Patterns, Relationships |
| CWE Content Team |
MITRE |
2023-04-27 +00:00 |
updated Relationships |
| CWE Content Team |
MITRE |
2023-06-29 +00:00 |
updated Mapping_Notes |
| CWE Content Team |
MITRE |
2025-04-03 +00:00 |
updated Demonstrative_Examples |
| CWE Content Team |
MITRE |
2025-09-09 +00:00 |
updated Relationships |
| CWE Content Team |
MITRE |
2026-10-28 +00:00 |
updated Background_Details, Common_Consequences, Description, Observed_Examples |