HammerScope
Yaakov Cohen, Kevin Sam Tharayil, Arié Haenel, Daniel Genkin, Angelos D. Keromytis, Yossi Oren, Yuval Yarom
2022Proceedings of the 2022 ACM SIGSAC Conference on Computer and Communications Security24 citationsDOI
Abstract
The constant reduction in memory cell sizes has increased memory density and reduced power consumption, but has also affected its reliability. The Rowhammer attack exploits this reduced reliability to induce bit flips in memory, without directly accessing these bits. Most Rowhammer attacks target software integrity, but some recent attacks demonstrated its use for compromising confidentiality.
Topics & Concepts
Reliability (semiconductor)ExploitPower consumptionComputer scienceConfidentialityReduction (mathematics)Power (physics)Embedded systemSoftwareReliability engineeringComputer securityEngineeringOperating systemMathematicsPhysicsGeometryQuantum mechanicsSecurity and Verification in ComputingAdvanced Malware Detection TechniquesCryptographic Implementations and Security