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T1664Not expressible in SigmaMOBILE

Exploitation for Initial Access

Initial AccessAndroid, iOS

Where this stands

No Sigma rule can address this — the telemetry MITRE names has no Sigma logsource behind it.

Sigma has no logsource taxonomy for mobile platforms. MITRE's telemetry here is mobile EDR and device APIs, which no Sigma rule can address.

What the technique is

Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities to gain initial access to a mobile device. This can be accomplished in a variety of ways. Vulnerabilities may be present in the applications, the services, the underlying operating system, or the kernel itself. Several well-known mobile device exploits exist, including FORCEDENTRY, StageFright, and BlueBorne. Furthermore, some exploits may be possible to exploit without any user interaction (i.e. zero-click exploits, see Exploitation for Client Execution), making them particularly dangerous. Mobile operating system vendors are typically very quick to patch such critical bugs, ensuring only a small window where they can be exploited.

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What MITRE says you would watch

  • AN1760

    Mobile security products can often alert the user if their device is vulnerable to known exploits.

  • AN1761

    Mobile security products can often alert the user if their device is vulnerable to known exploits.

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