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CVE-2017-6956
HIGH · CVSS 8.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-04-05T14:59:00.370 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:23:22.630

Summary

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).

Affected products

broadcom — hardmac_wi-fi_soc_firmware

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