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CVE-2014-0974 Details

Description

The boot_linux_from_mmc 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, does not properly validate a certain address value, which allows attackers to write data to a controllable memory location by leveraging the ability to initiate an attempted boot of an arbitrary image.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html CVE
https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/lk-insufficient-verification-tagaddr-when-loading-device-tree-cve-2014-0974 CVEPatch
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html [email protected]
https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/lk-insufficient-verification-tagaddr-when-loading-device-tree-cve-2014-0974 [email protected]Patch

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
little kernel project little kernel bootloader
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:little_kernel_project:little_kernel_bootloader:-:-:-:-:-:android:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-0974
NVD Published Date:
Aug 25, 2014
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2014-0974 Details - Not Deferred