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Bypassing the Maginot Line - Remotely Exploit the Hardware Decoder on Smartphone

Offered By: Black Hat via YouTube

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Black Hat Courses Cybersecurity Courses Secure Boot Courses

Course Description

Overview

Explore a 23-minute Black Hat conference talk that delves into the vulnerabilities of the Venus hardware decoder on Qualcomm-based smartphones. Learn about the architecture, working principles, and attack surface of this dedicated video hardware decoder subsystem. Discover techniques for defeating secure boot and setting up live debuggers. Gain insights into the vulnerabilities uncovered by researchers Xiling Gong and Peter Pi, and understand how these can be exploited remotely. Examine the potential implications for smartphone security and the importance of addressing hardware-level vulnerabilities in mobile devices.

Syllabus

Bypassing the Maginot Line: Remotely Exploit the Hardware Decoder on Smartphone


Taught by

Black Hat

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