Firmware disclosure via externally accessible application files
Published Feb 13, 2025 · Updated Feb 14, 2025
Exposure of firmware files in Qardio Heart Health iOS 2.7.4 and Android 2.5.1 allows physically proximate attackers to obtain firmware. The applications make device firmware files accessible, but CISA has not disclosed the file location or access-control failure that exposes them. Physical access is required; recovered firmware can be reverse engineered, exposing implementation details that threaten device confidentiality and integrity.
Summary
What happened
Exposure of firmware files in Qardio Heart Health iOS 2.7.4 and Android 2.5.1 allows physically proximate attackers to obtain firmware. The applications make device firmware files accessible, but CISA has not disclosed the file location or access-control failure that exposes them. Physical access is required; recovered firmware can be reverse engineered, exposing implementation details that threaten device confidentiality and integrity.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-23421
- Published
- Feb 13, 2025
- Updated
- Feb 14, 2025
- Vendor
- Qardio, Inc.
- Product
- Qardio Heart Health
- Classifications
- CWE-552
- Attack vector
- physical
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 13, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 14, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=2.5.1
- Affected versionversion=2.7.4
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