T1612
Build Image on Host
Description from ATT&CK
Adversaries may build a container image directly on a host to bypass defenses that monitor for the retrieval of malicious images from a public registry. A remote build request may be sent to the Docker API that includes a Dockerfile that pulls a vanilla base image, such as alpine, from a public or local registry and then builds a custom image upon it.(Citation: Docker Build Image)
An adversary may take advantage of that build API to build a custom image on the host that includes malware downloaded from their C2 server, and then they may utilize Deploy Container using that custom image.(Citation: Aqua Build Images on Hosts)(Citation: Aqua Security Cloud Native Threat Report June 2021) If the base image is pulled from a public registry, defenses will likely not detect the image as malicious since it’s a vanilla image. If the base image already resides in a local registry, the pull may be considered even less suspicious since the image is already in the environment.
Atomic Tests
Atomic Test #1 - Build Image On Host
Adversaries may build a container image directly on a host to bypass defenses that monitor for the retrieval of malicious images from a public registry. An adversary may take advantage of that build API to build a custom image on the host that includes malware downloaded from their C2 server, and then they then may utilize Deploy Container using that custom image.
Supported Platforms: containers
auto_generated_guid: 2db30061-589d-409b-b125-7b473944f9b3
Inputs:
None
Attack Commands: Run with sh!
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docker build -t t1612 $PathtoAtomicsFolder/T1612/src/
docker run --name t1612_container -d -t t1612
docker exec t1612_container ./test.sh
Cleanup Commands:
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docker stop t1612_container
docker rmi -f t1612
Dependencies: Run with sh!
Description: Verify docker is installed. Check Prereq Commands:
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which docker
Get Prereq Commands:
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if [ "" == "`which docker`" ]; then echo "Docker Not Found"; if [ -n "`which apt-get`" ]; then sudo apt-get -y install docker ; elif [ -n "`which yum`" ]; then sudo yum -y install docker ; fi ; else echo "Docker installed"; fi
Description: Verify docker service is running. Check Prereq Commands:
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sudo systemctl status docker --no-pager
Get Prereq Commands:
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sudo systemctl start docker