# CVE-2017-6957: Stack-based buffer overflow in the firmware in Broadcom Wi-Fi HardMAC SoC chips, when the firmware supports CCKM Fast and Secure Roaming and

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-03-27 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the firmware in Broadcom Wi-Fi HardMAC SoC chips, when the firmware supports CCKM Fast and Secure Roaming and the feature is enabled in RAM, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted reassociation response frame with a Cisco IE (156).

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141803/Broadcom-Stack-Buffer-Overflow.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97054
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1051

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