CVE-2017-7936 Memory corruption in NXP i.MX Product Family
Attackers can execute arbitrary code via SDP in security-enabled NXP i.MX devices due to a stack-based buffer overflow in firmware.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-7936?
CVE-2017-7936 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in NXP i.MX Product Family, published on 7 Aug 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A stack-based buffer overflow issue was discovered in NXP i.MX 50, i.MX 53, i.MX 6ULL, i.MX 6UltraLite, i.MX 6SoloLite, i.MX 6Solo, i.MX 6DualLite, i.MX 6SoloX, i.MX 6Dual, i.MX 6Quad, i.MX 6DualPlus, i.MX 6QuadPlus, Vybrid VF3xx, Vybrid VF5xx, and Vybrid VF6xx. When the device is configured in security enabled configuration, SDP could be used to download a small section of code to an unprotected region of memory.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7936?
It affects 27 products.
Products include Nxp I.mx 50 Firmware, Nxp I.mx 53 Firmware, Nxp I.mx 6dual Firmware, Nxp I.mx 6duallite Firmware, Nxp I.mx 6dualplus Firmware, Nxp I.mx 6quad Firmware and 21 more.
How do I fix CVE-2017-7936?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-7936 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2017-7936 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7936 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w554-2257-9wrq.