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CVE-2014-0973

Published: Aug 25, 2014Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-287
7.2HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 69.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

The image_verify function in platform/msm_shared/image_verify.c in the Little Kernel (LK) bootloader, as distributed with Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, does not check whether a certain digest size is consistent with the RSA_public_decrypt API specification, which makes it easier for attackers to bypass boot-image authentication requirements via trailing data.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

CWE-287

Affected Products

little kernel project
oss-projectaka little kernel bootloader
little kernel bootloaderEmbedded
Operating Systems / rtos-embedded-os
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html
source.android.com
https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/incomplete-signature-parsing-during-boot-image-authentication-leads-to-signature-forgery-cve-2014-0973
codeaurora.org

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