CVE-2014-4325

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 cmd_boot function in 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 bypass intended device-lock and kernel-signature restrictions by using fastboot mode in a boot command for an arbitrary kernel image.

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 (2)

https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/fastboot-boot-command-bypasses-signature-verification-cve-2014-4325

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/fastboot-boot-command-bypasses-signature-verification-cve-2014-4325

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

Patch

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