Ptrace System Calls - T1055.008

(ATT&CK® Technique)

Definition

Adversaries may inject malicious code into processes via ptrace (process trace) system calls in order to evade process-based defenses as well as possibly elevate privileges. Ptrace system call injection is a method of executing arbitrary code in the address space of a separate live process.

D3FEND Inferred Relationships

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        graph LR;

     T1055008["Ptrace System Calls"] --> |invokes| SystemCall["System Call"]; class T1055008 OffensiveTechniqueNode;
        class SystemCall ArtifactNode; click SystemCall href "/dao/artifact/d3f:SystemCall";
        click T1055008 href "/offensive-technique/attack/T1055.008/"; click SystemCall href "/dao/artifact/d3f:SystemCall";             SystemCallAnalysis["System Call Analysis"] -->
          | analyzes | SystemCall["System Call"];

          SystemCallAnalysis["System Call Analysis"] -.->
            | May Detect | T1055008["Ptrace System Calls"] ;
          class SystemCallAnalysis DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class SystemCall ArtifactNode;
          click SystemCallAnalysis href "/technique/d3f:SystemCallAnalysis"; SystemCallFiltering["System Call Filtering"] -->
          | filters | SystemCall["System Call"];

          SystemCallFiltering["System Call Filtering"] -.->
            | May Isolate | T1055008["Ptrace System Calls"] ;
          class SystemCallFiltering DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class SystemCall ArtifactNode;
          click SystemCallFiltering href "/technique/d3f:SystemCallFiltering";

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