Little Kernel Bootloader boot_linux_from_mmc access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Little Kernel Bootloader. It has been rated as problematic. This affects the function boot_linux_from_mmc. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2014-0974. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Little Kernel Bootloader (version unknown). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function boot_linux_from_mmc. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was released 08/24/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared at codeaurora.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-0974 since 01/07/2014. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-70722 and VDB-70720. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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08/24/2014 +229 days 🔍
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03/26/2015 +214 days 🔍
03/05/2018 +1075 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: codeaurora.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-0974 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0974
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-70721
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2015 12:07
Updated: 03/05/2018 09:39
Changes: 03/26/2015 12:07 (44), 03/05/2018 09:39 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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