CVE-2017-6956

HIGH

Broadcom Wi-Fi HardMAC SoC - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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).

References (2)

Core 2

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0542
EPSS Percentile 90.3%
Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
broadcom/hardmac_wi-fi_soc_firmware 6.37.34.40
Published Apr 05, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026