CVE-2017-7936

A stack-based buffer overflow issue was discovered in NXP i.MX 50, i.MX 53, i.MX 6ULL, i.MX...

6.3 Medium

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Physical
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.34%Down 0.3 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.3

Record: CVE-2017-7936
CVSS 3.0: 6.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.4 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-121, CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2017-7936
Weakness: CWE-121
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-16907 No score

Record: EUVD-2017-16907
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w554-2257-9wrq 6.3

A stack-based buffer overflow issue was discovered in NXP i.MX 50, i.MX 53, i.MX 6ULL, i.MX...

Record: GHSA-w554-2257-9wrq
CVSS 3.0: 6.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-119, CWE-121
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

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History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-7936 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) in Nxp I.mx 50 Firmware, published August 7, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.