Exploiting processor side channels to enable cross VM malicious code execution
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Authors
D'Antoine, Sophia M.
Issue Date
2015-05
Type
Electronic thesis
Thesis
Thesis
Language
ENG
Keywords
Computer science
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Abstract
Given the rise in popularity of cloud computing and platform-as-a-service, vulnerabilities inherent to systems which share hardware resources will become increasingly attractive targets to malicious software authors. This thesis first classifies the possible mediums for hardware side channel construction. Then we construct potential adversarial models associated with each. Additionally, a novel side channel is described and implemented across the central processing unit using out of order execution. Finally, this thesis constructs seven adversarial applications, one from each adversarial model. These applications are deployed across a novel side channel to prove existence of each exploit. We then analyze successful detection and mitigation techniques of the side channel attacks.
Description
May 2015
School of Science
School of Science
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Publisher
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY