NotCVE-2023-0001 - Secure Boot Bypass in MSM8916/APQ8016 Mobile SoC
Date Vendor Attack Vector Impact
2023-11-16
Qualcomm
Physical
Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability
CWE CVSS 3.1 EPSS (30-day Exploit Prob.)
7.6
0.15 %
Description
A physical attacker may leverage improper protection against voltage glitching in Qualcomm’s Secure Boot implementation in chipsets MSM8916 and APQ8016 to execute arbitrary code in the device due to a badly secured hash value check.
Vendor Product Version Package Name
QualcommMSM89161.0-
N/AAPQ8016Rev. D-
N/AAPQ8016ERev. D-
Discoverer(s)/Credits
Cyber Intelligence S.L.
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
CAPEC-624: Hardware Fault Injection
References

Exploitability Metrics

Attack Vector Attack Complexity Privileges Required User Interaction Scope
Physical Low None None Changed

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality Impact Integrity Impact Availability Impact
High High High