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# CHIPSEC: Platform Security Assessment Framework
# Copyright (c) 2010-2020, Intel Corporation
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"""
Checks for exposure of pre-boot passwords (BIOS/HDD/pre-bot authentication SW) in the BIOS keyboard buffer.
Reference:
- DEFCON 16: `Bypassing Pre-boot Authentication Passwords by Instrumenting the BIOS Keyboard Buffer <https://www.defcon.org/images/defcon-16/dc16-presentations/brossard/defcon-16-brossard-wp.pdf>`_ by Jonathan Brossard
Usage:
``chipsec_main -m common.bios_kbrd_buffer``
Examples:
>>> chipsec_main.py -m common.bios_kbrd_buffer
"""
from chipsec.module_common import BaseModule, ModuleResult, MTAG_BIOS
from chipsec.logger import print_buffer
TAGS = [MTAG_BIOS]
COMMON_FILL_PTRN = "".join( ['{:1}'.format((chr(x + 0x1E))) for x in range(32)] )
class bios_kbrd_buffer(BaseModule):
def __init__(self):
BaseModule.__init__(self)
def is_supported(self):
return True
def check_BIOS_keyboard_buffer(self):
kbrd_buf_head = self.cs.mem.read_physical_mem_dword(0x41A) & 0x000000FF
kbrd_buf_tail = self.cs.mem.read_physical_mem_dword(0x41C) & 0x000000FF
self.logger.log( "[*] Keyboard buffer head pointer = 0x{:X} (at 0x41A), tail pointer = 0x{:X} (at 0x41C)".format(kbrd_buf_head, kbrd_buf_tail) )
bios_kbrd_buf = self.cs.mem.read_physical_mem(0x41E, 32)
self.logger.log("[*] Keyboard buffer contents (at 0x41E):")
bios_kbrd_buf = bios_kbrd_buf.decode('latin_1')
print_buffer(bios_kbrd_buf)
has_contents = False
if COMMON_FILL_PTRN == bios_kbrd_buf:
self.logger.log_good("Keyboard buffer is filled with common fill pattern")
return ModuleResult.PASSED
for x in bios_kbrd_buf:
if ("\x00" != x) and ("\x20" != x):
has_contents = True
break
if (0x1E < kbrd_buf_tail) and (kbrd_buf_tail <= 0x1E +32):
self.logger.log_bad( "Keyboard buffer tail points inside the buffer (= 0x{:X})".format(kbrd_buf_tail) )
self.logger.log( " It may potentially expose lengths of pre-boot passwords. Was your password {:d} characters long?".format((kbrd_buf_tail +2 - 0x1E) //2) )
self.logger.log("[*] Checking contents of the keyboard buffer..\n")
if has_contents:
self.logger.log_warning("Keyboard buffer is not empty. The test cannot determine conclusively if it contains pre-boot passwords.")
self.logger.log(" - The contents might have not been cleared by pre-boot firmware or overwritten with garbage.")
self.logger.log(" - Visually inspect the contents of keyboard buffer for pre-boot passwords (BIOS, HDD, full-disk encryption).")
else:
self.logger.log_passed("Keyboard buffer looks empty. Pre-boot passwords don't seem to be exposed")
return (ModuleResult.WARNING if has_contents else ModuleResult.PASSED)
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
# run( module_argv )
# Required function: run here all tests from this module
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
def run( self, module_argv ):
self.logger.start_test("Pre-boot Passwords in the BIOS Keyboard Buffer")
self.res = self.check_BIOS_keyboard_buffer()
return self.res