Description
On the Broadcom Wi-Fi HardMAC SoC with fbt firmware, a stack buffer overflow occurs when handling an 802.11r (FT) authentication response, leading to remote code execution via a crafted access point that sends a long R0KH-ID field in a Fast BSS Transition Information Element (FT-IE).
Published: 2017-04-05
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: 5.4% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-15994 On the Broadcom Wi-Fi HardMAC SoC with fbt firmware, a stack buffer overflow occurs when handling an 802.11r (FT) authentication response, leading to remote code execution via a crafted access point that sends a long R0KH-ID field in a Fast BSS Transition Information Element (FT-IE).
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Broadcom Hardmac Wi-fi Soc Hardmac Wi-fi Soc Firmware
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:49:02.800Z

Reserved: 2017-03-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-6956

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Status : Modified

Published: 2017-04-05T14:59:00.370

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-6956

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