What is the severity of CVE-2014-0973?

CVE-2014-0973 is rated as a high severity vulnerability due to potential exploitation that could allow attackers to bypass signature verification.

How do I fix CVE-2014-0973?

To fix CVE-2014-0973, update to a patched version of the Little Kernel bootloader that addresses the digest size checking issue.

What types of devices are affected by CVE-2014-0973?

CVE-2014-0973 affects devices utilizing the Little Kernel bootloader distributed with Qualcomm Innovation Center Android contributions for MSM devices.

What are the potential impacts of CVE-2014-0973?

The potential impacts of CVE-2014-0973 include unauthorized access and execution of malicious code due to inadequate signature verification.

Who is impacted by CVE-2014-0973?

Users of devices running vulnerable versions of the Little Kernel bootloader are impacted by CVE-2014-0973.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2014-0973

high

7.2

CWE

287

25/8/2014

6/8/2024

CVE-2014-0973

First published: Mon Aug 25 2014(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Little Kernel

Remedy

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-0973?
CVE-2014-0973 is rated as a high severity vulnerability due to potential exploitation that could allow attackers to bypass signature verification.
How do I fix CVE-2014-0973?
To fix CVE-2014-0973, update to a patched version of the Little Kernel bootloader that addresses the digest size checking issue.
What types of devices are affected by CVE-2014-0973?
CVE-2014-0973 affects devices utilizing the Little Kernel bootloader distributed with Qualcomm Innovation Center Android contributions for MSM devices.
What are the potential impacts of CVE-2014-0973?
The potential impacts of CVE-2014-0973 include unauthorized access and execution of malicious code due to inadequate signature verification.
Who is impacted by CVE-2014-0973?
Users of devices running vulnerable versions of the Little Kernel bootloader are impacted by CVE-2014-0973.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-0973?
CVE-2014-0973 is rated as a high severity vulnerability due to potential exploitation that could allow attackers to bypass signature verification.
How do I fix CVE-2014-0973?
To fix CVE-2014-0973, update to a patched version of the Little Kernel bootloader that addresses the digest size checking issue.
What types of devices are affected by CVE-2014-0973?
CVE-2014-0973 affects devices utilizing the Little Kernel bootloader distributed with Qualcomm Innovation Center Android contributions for MSM devices.
What are the potential impacts of CVE-2014-0973?
The potential impacts of CVE-2014-0973 include unauthorized access and execution of malicious code due to inadequate signature verification.
Who is impacted by CVE-2014-0973?
Users of devices running vulnerable versions of the Little Kernel bootloader are impacted by CVE-2014-0973.