CVE-2014-0973

Published: Aug 25, 2014Modified: May 6, 2026

7.2

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Little Kernel Project: Little Kernel Bootloader

Little Kernel Project

1 product

Little Kernel Bootloader

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Little Kernel Project Little Kernel Bootloader	All versions

Related CWEs

Improper Authentication

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

References (4)

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/incomplete-signature-parsing-during-boot-image-authentication-leads-to-signature-forgery-cve-2014-0973

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/incomplete-signature-parsing-during-boot-image-authentication-leads-to-signature-forgery-cve-2014-0973

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

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