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Most USB media control chips have hardware write protect pins that will physically prevent writing to memory, for example: https://eu.mouser.com/datasheet/2/26
by helsinkiandrew 3y ago
Most USB media control chips have hardware write protect pins that will physically prevent writing to memory, for example:
https://eu.mouser.com/datasheet/2/268/MCHP_S_A0001038949_1-2520612.pdf https://eu.mouser.com/datasheet/2/268/MCHP_S_A0001038949_1-2...
Obviously if someone has physical access they could take the unit apart and circumvent this (but then they could flip the switch too)
- yencabulator 3y agoWhich, as far as I know, is only an input read by the firmware. If there's an exploitable bug in the firmware, that signal means nothing. Here's some exploits against flash controllers: https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?page_id=3592 https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?page_id=3592