CVE-2017-6957 in HardMAC SoC

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).

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• Reservation: 03/17/2017
• Disclosure: 03/27/2017
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: 1
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-119 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 7.7
• EPSS: 0.09709
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6957
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6957
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2017-6957/