Overview
Explore the groundbreaking large-scale analysis of firmware images in embedded systems security. Delve into the unpacking and examination of 32,000 firmware images, resulting in 1.7 million individual files. Gain insights into the challenges and benefits of wide-scale analysis, including the discovery of 38 previously unknown vulnerabilities across 693 firmware images. Learn how correlating similar files led to extending vulnerabilities to over 123 different products, affecting at least 140,000 devices accessible on the public Internet. Understand the importance of this research in shedding light on embedded device security and its potential as a long-term service for improving firmware security.
Syllabus
Firmware.RE: Firmware Unpacking, Analysis and Vulnerability-Discovery as a Service
Taught by
Black Hat