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CVE-2013-2598

Published: Aug 31, 2014Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-20
NVD MITRE
6.6CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 77.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

app/aboot/aboot.c in the Little Kernel (LK) bootloader, as distributed with Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, allows attackers to overwrite signature-verification code via crafted boot-image load-destination header values that specify memory locations within bootloader memory.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:NI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

n/an/a
android-msmcodeaurora
Embedded
Hardware Firmware / cpu-gpu
codeauroraoss-projectHardware Firmwareaka android-msm

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/loading-image-data-memory-locations-based-untrusted-header-data-lk-bootloader-cve-2013-2598
codeaurora.org

Timeline

Published
Aug 31, 2014
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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