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FKIE_CVE-2017-11121

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-09-28 01:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:01
Summary
On Broadcom BCM4355C0 Wi-Fi chips 9.44.78.27.0.1.56 and other chips, properly crafted malicious over-the-air Fast Transition frames can potentially trigger internal Wi-Fi firmware heap and/or stack overflows, leading to denial of service or other effects, aka B-V2017061205.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144329/Broadcom-802.11r-FT-Reassociation-Response-Overflows.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100984Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1291Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2017/Sep/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2017/Sep/msg00009.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://support.apple.com/HT208112Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://support.apple.com/HT208113Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208112Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208113Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144329/Broadcom-802.11r-FT-Reassociation-Response-Overflows.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100984Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1291Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2017/Sep/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2017/Sep/msg00009.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/HT208112Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/HT208113Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208112Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208113Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
broadcom bcm4355c0_firmware 9.44.78.27.0.1.56
broadcom bcm4355c0 -
apple iphone_os *
apple tvos *

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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:01:15.520",
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