CVE-2017-6957

high

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).

References

Advisories
More

https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1051

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97054

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141803/Broadcom-Stack-Buffer-Overflow.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-03-27

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.14932