CVE-2017-11120

CRITICAL

Broadcom BCM4355C0 Wi-Fi Firmware 9.44.78.27.0.1.56 - Buffer Overflow via Malformed RRM Neighbor Report Frame

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-11120. PoCs published by Google Security Research.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a vulnerability in the Wi-Fi firmware of iPhone 7 devices running iOS versions up to 10.3.3. It achieves remote code execution by injecting a backdoor into the firmware via crafted 802.11 action frames, allowing remote read/write access to the Wi-Fi chip.

Description

On Broadcom BCM4355C0 Wi-Fi chips 9.44.78.27.0.1.56 and other chips, an attacker can craft a malformed RRM neighbor report frame to trigger an internal buffer overflow in the Wi-Fi firmware, aka B-V2017061204.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Google Security Research · textremoteios
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42784

This exploit targets a vulnerability in the Wi-Fi firmware of iPhone 7 devices running iOS versions up to 10.3.3. It achieves remote code execution by injecting a backdoor into the firmware via crafted 802.11 action frames, allowing remote read/write access to the Wi-Fi chip.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Complex
Reliability
Reliable
Target: iOS Wi-Fi firmware (up to 10.3.3)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: SoftMAC Wi-Fi dongle (e.g., TL-WN722N) · Modified hostapd with 802.11k RRM support · Target device connected to the malicious network
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (11)

Core 11
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100984
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2017/Sep/msg00009.html
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42784/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2017/Sep/msg00007.html
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1289
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208113
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208112
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT208113
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT208112

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0913
EPSS Percentile 94.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (3)
apple/iphone_os < 11.0
apple/tvos < 11.0
broadcom/bcm4355c0_firmware 9.44.78.27.0.1.56
Published Sep 28, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026