CVE-2017-11121
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 2.8% (pctl 86)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 2.79% — more likely to be exploited than 86% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2017-09-28 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (4)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apple | iphone os |
| apple | tvos |
| broadcom | bcm4355c0 |
| broadcom | bcm4355c0 firmware |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144329/Broadcom-802.11r-FT-Reassociation-Response-Overflows.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100984
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1291
- https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2017/Sep/msg00007.html
- https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2017/Sep/msg00009.html
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01
- https://support.apple.com/HT208112
- https://support.apple.com/HT208113
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208112
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208113
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144329/Broadcom-802.11r-FT-Reassociation-Response-Overflows.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100984
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1291
- https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2017/Sep/msg00007.html
- https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2017/Sep/msg00009.html
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01
- https://support.apple.com/HT208112
- https://support.apple.com/HT208113
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208112
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208113
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