CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-11121

Critical
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

On Broadcom BCM4355C0 Wi-Fi chips version 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.

Risk Assessment

Organizations using these chips may be vulnerable to attacks that could lead to service interruptions, affecting network availability.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the firmware to the latest version to minimize the risk associated with this vulnerability.

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS