Memory disclosure via SDP timing oracle
Published Nov 18, 2022 · Updated Apr 30, 2025
Information disclosure in NXP i.MX and Vybrid boot ROM allows physically proximate attackers to read memory through the SDP port. When SDP_READ_DISABLE blocks direct reads but leaves SDP enabled, timed WRITE_DCD commands invoke CHECK_DATA and expose each tested bit through USB response latency. The attack requires physical access to an SDP interface and repeated resets on closed HABv4 devices; it discloses DDR contents or memory-mapped fuse data without modifying them.
Summary
What happened
Information disclosure in NXP i.MX and Vybrid boot ROM allows physically proximate attackers to read memory through the SDP port. When SDP_READ_DISABLE blocks direct reads but leaves SDP enabled, timed WRITE_DCD commands invoke CHECK_DATA and expose each tested bit through USB response latency. The attack requires physical access to an SDP interface and repeated resets on closed HABv4 devices; it discloses DDR contents or memory-mapped fuse data without modifying them.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-45163
- Published
- Nov 18, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 30, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-203
- Attack vector
- physical
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 18, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 30, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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Public exploit references
- NXP i.MX SDP_READ_DISABLE Fuse Bypass technical advisoryproof of concept · demonstrated
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