CVE-2014-0974
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-264
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control
Publication date:
25/08/2014
Last modified:
12/04/2025
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.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
1.90
Severity 2.0
LOW
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:little_kernel_project:little_kernel_bootloader:-:-:-:-:-:android:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html
- https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/lk-insufficient-verification-tagaddr-when-loading-device-tree-cve-2014-0974
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html
- https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/lk-insufficient-verification-tagaddr-when-loading-device-tree-cve-2014-0974



