Feature-based identification method of MCU firmware IO interface

Yuanbo Sun; Weiyu Dong

doi:10.1109/ITNEC56291.2023.10082017

Feature-based identification method of MCU firmware IO interface

Yuanbo Sun^*, Weiyu Dong

^*Corresponding author for this work

State Key Laboratory of Mathematical Engineering and Advanced Computing

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Abstract

Device simulation is an important method of embedded device security analysis, due to the extensive and heterogeneous nature of the current peripherals, the existing simulation technology for peripheral simulation is mostly fuzzy, to find the input and output that meet the firmware requirements as the main goal. In order to construct a template based on IO interface identification to extend the peripheral simulation scheme, this paper identifies the IO interface without firmware source code based on the characteristics of the IO configuration process in MCU firmware. Through experimental comparison, this method has a certain effect in MCU firmware interface recognition.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ITNEC 2023 - IEEE 6th Information Technology, Networking, Electronic and Automation Control Conference
Editors	Bing Xu
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	1540-1543
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781665460033
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ITNEC56291.2023.10082017
Publication status	Published - 2023
Externally published	Yes
Event	6th IEEE Information Technology, Networking, Electronic and Automation Control Conference, ITNEC 2023 - Chongqing, China Duration: 24 Feb 2023 → 26 Feb 2023

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Name	ITNEC 2023 - IEEE 6th Information Technology, Networking, Electronic and Automation Control Conference

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Conference	6th IEEE Information Technology, Networking, Electronic and Automation Control Conference, ITNEC 2023
Country/Territory	China
City	Chongqing
Period	24/02/23 → 26/02/23

Keywords

Interface identification
emulation

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Sun, Y., & Dong, W. (2023). Feature-based identification method of MCU firmware IO interface. In B. Xu (Ed.), ITNEC 2023 - IEEE 6th Information Technology, Networking, Electronic and Automation Control Conference (pp. 1540-1543). (ITNEC 2023 - IEEE 6th Information Technology, Networking, Electronic and Automation Control Conference). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ITNEC56291.2023.10082017

Sun, Yuanbo ; Dong, Weiyu. / Feature-based identification method of MCU firmware IO interface. ITNEC 2023 - IEEE 6th Information Technology, Networking, Electronic and Automation Control Conference. editor / Bing Xu. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2023. pp. 1540-1543 (ITNEC 2023 - IEEE 6th Information Technology, Networking, Electronic and Automation Control Conference).

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