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Damn Vulnerable UEFI: Simulate real-world firmware attacks
2024-09-02 04:30

Damn Vulnerable UEFI (DVUEFI) is an open-source exploitation toolkit and learning platform for unveiling and fixing UEFI firmware vulnerabilities. Simulate real-world firmware attacks DVUEFI was...

PKfail Secure Boot bypass lets attackers install UEFI malware
2024-07-25 21:42

Hundreds of UEFI products from 10 vendors are susceptible to compromise due to a critical firmware supply-chain issue known as PKfail, which allows attackers to bypass Secure Boot and install malware. As the Binarly Research Team found, affected devices use a test Secure Boot "Master key"-also known as Platform Key-generated by American Megatrends International, which was tagged as "DO NOT TRUST" and that upstream vendors should've replaced with their own securely generated keys.

Phoenix UEFI flaw puts long list of Intel chips in hot seat
2024-06-21 16:27

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Phoenix UEFI vulnerability impacts hundreds of Intel PC models
2024-06-20 21:31

A newly discovered vulnerability in Phoenix SecureCore UEFI firmware tracked as CVE-2024-0762 impacts devices running numerous Intel CPUs, with Lenovo already releasing new firmware updates to resolve the flaw. Due to the large number of Intel CPUs using this firmware, the vulnerability has the potential to impact hundreds of models from Lenovo, Dell, Acer, and HP. UEFI firmware is considered more secure as it includes Secure Boot, which is supported by all modern operating systems, including Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Researchers Uncover UEFI Vulnerability Affecting Multiple Intel CPUs
2024-06-20 14:22

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a now-patched security flaw in Phoenix SecureCore UEFI firmware that affects multiple families of Intel Core desktop and mobile processors....

Glupteba Botnet Evades Detection with Undocumented UEFI Bootkit
2024-02-13 14:37

The Glupteba botnet has been found to incorporate a previously undocumented Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) bootkit feature, adding another layer of sophistication and stealth to the...

PixieFail UEFI Flaws Expose Millions of Computers to RCE, DoS, and Data Theft
2024-01-18 09:19

Multiple security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in the TCP/IP network protocol stack of an open-source reference implementation of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)...

LogoFAIL: UEFI Vulnerabilities Expose Devices to Stealth Malware Attacks
2023-12-04 06:53

The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) code from various independent firmware/BIOS vendors (IBVs) has been found vulnerable to potential attacks through high-impact flaws in image...

UEFI flaws allow bootkits to pwn potentially hundreds of devices using images
2023-12-01 20:12

Security researchers have identified vulnerabilities in UEFI system firmware from major vendors which they say could allow attackers to hijack poorly maintained image libraries to quietly deliver malicious payloads that bypass Secure Boot, Intel Boot Guard, AMD Hardware-Validated Boot, and others. Dubbed "LogoFail," we're told the set of vulnerabilities allows attackers to use malicious image files that are loaded by the firmware during the boot phase as a means of quietly delivering payloads such as bootkits.

LogoFAIL attack can install UEFI bootkits through bootup logos
2023-12-01 03:08

Multiple security vulnerabilities collectively named LogoFAIL affect image-parsing components in the UEFI code from various vendors. Discovering the LogoFAIL vulnerabilities started as a small research project on attack surfaces from image-parsing components in the context of custom or outdated parsing code in UEFI firmware.