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scripts: unify the BitBox image format

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What the developer wrote

Authored by Niklas Dusenlund

83/100 · Strong
scripts: unify the BitBox image format

Use one 1024-byte header format with BBS1 stage1 magic, metadata,
signature slots, and a 64-bit total image length. Update the BitBox03
manifests and Rust reader, including checked image-length conversion.

Support rendering and finalizing BitBox02 stage1 headers without
changing its existing build integration. BitBox03 metadata uses
placeholder values until product and version information is wired up.

Validate compatibility with shipped headers and existing post-processing,
malformed headers, ELF flash spans, and Rust loader bounds. Python and
Rust tests pass, as do BitBox03 boot0, boot1, and firmware builds.
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit refactors the firmware image header format used by BitBox hardware wallets so that BitBox02 and BitBox03 share a single 1024-byte layout. It adds new metadata fields (product ID, version numbers, signature slots) and switches the stored image length from 32-bit to 64-bit. The Rust bootloader code that reads these headers is updated with explicit length checks to avoid integer problems. There is no direct evidence in the commit of an exploitable vulnerability being fixed; it reads as a structural unification and hardening change.

Recommended action

Treat as a format-hardening refactor rather than an active vulnerability fix. Review that all shipped BitBox02 stage1 headers remain compatible (tests claim this), verify the new Rust bounds checks cover every boot path, and ensure the signature-slot offsets match the bootloader's verification code before release.

Security signals we found

01

Changed binary image header format and parser

02

Added checked integer conversions for 64-bit image length

03

Added bounds checks on slot length, header length, and image length in Rust loader

04

Added validation of magic, header version, reserved bytes, and signature slots in Python tooling

05

Added tests for malformed headers and out-of-bounds lengths

06

No explicit security bug or CVE mentioned in commit message

Risk score

Why this scored 27/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 5/30
Exploitability 5/25
Stealth signal 3/15
Affected reach 5/15
Confidence 6/10
Evidence quality 3/5
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