CVE-2014-0973 | BDVDB-2026-63299 Detail

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

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

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12014-08-25Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.