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* Kitware: Jean-Christophe Fillion-Robin (JC), Julien Finet (J2)
 
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During project week we will create a high level threat model for 3D Slicer v4 and identify possible mitigations
 
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Focus on elevation of privilege threats; punt other threat types to a later stage
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Meeting Tuesday noon-3PM, Room 32-D407 (walk through D408)
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<h3>Progress</h3>
 
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Four major areas identified:
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*Code from many sources
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*Complex file formats (e.g. DICOM)
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*Network interfaces
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*Build
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Strategy:
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*Start with low hanging fruit
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*Invest in measures that enhance security & quality simultaneously
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Mitigations:
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*CLIs:
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**Default to executable CLIs running in low privileged child processes. Use in proc libs only when necessary.
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**Reduce execution of CLIs to those actually used by supporting an xml file rather than --xml
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**Investigate sandboxes for python. (i.e [https://github.com/haypo/pysandbox/ pysandbox])
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*Complex file formats
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**Investigate loading and validating files in low privileged child process
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*Network interfaces
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**Investigate limiting functionality and sandboxing
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**What is the situation with OpenIGTLink?
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*Secure build: compiler/linker options
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**These are basically "freebees". See [http://www.na-mic.org/Bug/view.php?id=2250 #2250], topic pushed on jcfr fork [https://github.com/jcfr/Slicer/tree/2250-windows-security-flag 2250-windows-security-flag]
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*Best practices
  
  

Latest revision as of 14:41, 22 June 2012

Home < 2012 Summer Project Week:Threat Modeling

  • Unsecured code can be a launching pad to take control of the host computer.


Key Investigators

  • Kitware: Jean-Christophe Fillion-Robin (JC), Julien Finet (J2)
  • Radnostics: Anthony Blumfield
  • Isomics: Steve Pieper

Objective

Identify “low hanging fruit” architecture enhancements that will limit the ability of using 3D slicer as a launching pad to take control of the host computer.

Why now? Earlier architectural changes are cheaper and reduce the application compatibility burden.



Approach, Plan

During project week we will create a high level threat model for 3D Slicer v4 and identify possible mitigations

Focus on elevation of privilege threats; punt other threat types to a later stage

Meeting Tuesday noon-3PM, Room 32-D407 (walk through D408)

Progress

Four major areas identified:

  • Code from many sources
  • Complex file formats (e.g. DICOM)
  • Network interfaces
  • Build

Strategy:

  • Start with low hanging fruit
  • Invest in measures that enhance security & quality simultaneously

Mitigations:

  • CLIs:
    • Default to executable CLIs running in low privileged child processes. Use in proc libs only when necessary.
    • Reduce execution of CLIs to those actually used by supporting an xml file rather than --xml
    • Investigate sandboxes for python. (i.e pysandbox)
  • Complex file formats
    • Investigate loading and validating files in low privileged child process
  • Network interfaces
    • Investigate limiting functionality and sandboxing
    • What is the situation with OpenIGTLink?
  • Secure build: compiler/linker options
  • Best practices


Delivery Mechanism

  1. Document

References

  • Swiderski F, Snyder W. Threat Modeling. ISBN-0735619913
  • Howard M, LeBlanc D. Writing Secure Code, Second Edition. ISBN-0735617228
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