| Name |
Peripheral Footprinting |
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| Likelyhood of attack |
Typical severity |
| Low |
Medium |
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| Summary |
Adversaries may attempt to obtain information about attached peripheral devices and components connected to a computer system. Examples may include discovering the presence of iOS devices by searching for backups, analyzing the Windows registry to determine what USB devices have been connected, or infecting a victim system with malware to report when a USB device has been connected. This may allow the adversary to gain additional insight about the system or network environment, which may be useful in constructing further attacks. |
| Prerequisites |
The adversary needs either physical or remote access to the victim system. |
| Solutions | Identify programs that may be used to acquire peripheral information and block them by using a software restriction policy or tools that restrict program execution by using a process allowlist. |
| Related Weaknesses |
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CWE ID
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Description
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| CWE-200 |
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor |
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| Related CAPECS |
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CAPEC ID
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Description
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| CAPEC-169 |
An adversary engages in probing and exploration activities to identify constituents and properties of the target. Footprinting is a general term to describe a variety of information gathering techniques, often used by attackers in preparation for some attack. It consists of using tools to learn as much as possible about the composition, configuration, and security mechanisms of the targeted application, system or network. Information that might be collected during a footprinting effort could include open ports, applications and their versions, network topology, and similar information. Although similar to fingerprinting, footprinting aims to get a more holistic view of a system or network, whereas fingerprinting is more targeted to a specific application or operating system. While footprinting is not intended to be damaging (although certain activities, such as network scans, can sometimes cause disruptions to vulnerable applications inadvertently) it may often pave the way for more damaging attacks. |
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| Taxonomy: ATTACK |
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Entry ID
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Entry Name
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| 1120 |
Peripheral Device Discovery |
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