# CVE-2017-6975: Wi-Fi in Apple iOS before 10.3.1 does not prevent CVE-2017-6956 stack buffer overflow exploitation via a crafted access point.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-04-05 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Wi-Fi in Apple iOS before 10.3.1 does not prevent CVE-2017-6956 stack buffer overflow exploitation via a crafted access point. NOTE: because an operating system could potentially isolate itself from CVE-2017-6956 exploitation without patching Broadcom firmware functions, there is a separate CVE ID for the operating-system behavior.

## 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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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038172
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97328
- https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2017/04/over-air-exploiting-broadcoms-wi-fi_4.html
- https://support.apple.com/HT207688
- https://twitter.com/4Dgifts/status/849268365457850370
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/May/24
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210121
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/30

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