CVE-2017-6956

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    CVE-2017-6956

    Published: 5 Apr 2017Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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: , https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2017/04/over-air-exploiting-broadcoms-wi-fi_4.html, https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1059

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    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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