CVE-2013-2598

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, allows attackers to overwrite signature-verification code via crafted boot-image load-destination header values that specify memory locations within bootloader memory.

Published: 2014-08-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-2598 is rated Low Risk (34.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.31%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-2598

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.05% 0.31% +0.26%
2 2025-03-30 0.07% 0.05% -0.02%
3 2025-03-29 0.07%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-2598

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
3.9 9.2 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-2598

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-2598

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
codeaurora android-msm 2.6.29 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:2.6.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.2.54 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.2.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.2.55 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.2.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.2.56 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.2.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.2.57 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.2.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.2.58 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.2.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.2.59 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.2.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.2.60 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.2.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.2.61 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.2.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.2.62 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.2.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.4.72 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.4.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.4.73 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.4.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.4.74 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.4.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.4.75 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.4.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.4.76 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.4.76:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.4.77 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.4.77:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.4.78 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.4.78:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.4.79 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.4.79:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.4.80 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.4.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.4.81 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.4.81:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.4.82 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.4.82:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.4.83 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.4.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.4.84 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.4.84:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.4.85 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.4.85:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.4.86 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.4.86:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.4.87 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.4.87:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.4.88 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.4.88:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.4.89 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.4.89:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.4.90 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.4.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.4.91 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.4.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.4.92 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.4.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.4.93 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.4.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.4.94 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.4.94:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.4.95 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.4.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.4.96 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.4.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.4.97 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.4.97:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.4.98 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.4.98:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.4.99 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.4.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.4.100 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.4.100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.4.101 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.4.101:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.4.102 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.4.102:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.4.103 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.4.103:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.10 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.10.22 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.10.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.10.23 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.10.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.10.24 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.10.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.10.25 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.10.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.10.26 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.10.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.10.27 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.10.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.10.28 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.10.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.10.29 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.10.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.10.30 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.10.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.10.31 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.10.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.10.32 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.10.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.10.33 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.10.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.10.35 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.10.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.10.36 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.10.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.10.37 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.10.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.10.38 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.10.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.10.39 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.10.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.10.40 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.10.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.10.41 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.10.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.10.42 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.10.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.10.43 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.10.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.10.44 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.10.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.10.45 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.10.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.10.46 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.10.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.10.47 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.10.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.10.48 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.10.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.10.49 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.10.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.10.50 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.10.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.10.51 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.10.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.10.52 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.10.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.10.53 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.10.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.12.3 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.12.4 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.12.5 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.12.6 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.12.7 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.12.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codeaurora android-msm 3.12.8 cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:3.12.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-2598

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