CVE-2017-6957 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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).

Published: 2017-03-27

Score: 8.1 High

EPSS: 9.7% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:broadcom:bcm4339_soc_firmware:6.37.34.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:broadcom:bcm4339_soc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.09709.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141803/Broadcom-Stack-Buffer-Overflow.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97054
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1051

History

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Subscriptions

Broadcom Bcm4339 Soc Bcm4339 Soc Firmware

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-27T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:49:01.355Z

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

Link: CVE-2017-6957

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-27T14:59:00.227

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

Link: CVE-2017-6957

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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