CVE-2014-0973 describes a boot-image authentication bypass vulnerability in the Little Kernel (LK) bootloader, specifically affecting Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices. The flaw stems from the image_verify function's failure to properly validate digest size consistency with the RSA_public_decrypt API, allowing attackers to bypass authentication via trailing data. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), this local attack (AV:L) requires low attack complexity (AC:L) and no authentication (Au:N), potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:C/I:C/A:C). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion for this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:little_kernel_project:little_kernel_bootloader:-:-:-:-:-:android:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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