FKIE_CVE-2017-6957

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-03-27 14:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:23
Severity
8.1 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in the firmware in Broadcom Wi-Fi HardMAC SoC chips, when the firmware supports CCKM Fast and Secure Roaming and the feature is enabled in RAM, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted reassociation response frame with a Cisco IE (156).
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141803/Broadcom-Stack-Buffer-Overflow.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97054Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1051Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141803/Broadcom-Stack-Buffer-Overflow.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97054Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1051Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
broadcom bcm4339_soc_firmware 6.37.34.40
broadcom bcm4339_soc -
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