CVE-2017-0561

critical

Published 2017-04-07 · Modified 2026-05-13

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CVSS v3

9.8

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

10.0

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability in the Broadcom Wi-Fi firmware could enable a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the context of the Wi-Fi SoC. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of remote code execution in the context of the Wi-Fi SoC. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-34199105. References: B-RB#110814.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

97%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-41806 dos hardware verified

Google Security Research · 2017-04-04

Broadcom Wi-Fi SoC - Heap Overflow 'wlc_tdls_cal_mic_chk' Due to Large RSN IE in TDLS Setup Confirm Frame

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EDB-41805 remote hardware verified

Google Security Research · 2017-04-04

Broadcom Wi-Fi SoC - TDLS Teardown Request Remote Heap Overflow

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OS impact

Linux kernel Affected 2 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
3.18	Affected	—
3.10	Affected	—

Debian Fixed 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`20180518-1`
sid	Fixed	`20180518-1`
forky	Fixed	`20180518-1`
bullseye	Fixed	`20180518-1`
bookworm	Fixed	`20180518-1`

References

CWEs

CWE-787

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

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