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
Published Sep 27, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.79%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.79% (0.02794) | 85.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.79% (0.02794) | 84.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.19% (0.02193) | 82.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.88% (0.04882) | 82.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.19% (0.02193) | 83.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00247) | 65.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 18, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00247) | 65.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00239) | 60.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.32% (0.00317) | 65.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 72.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 51.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.42% (0.00422) | 10.05th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.42% (0.00422) | 9.80th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00422) | 25.54th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00422) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (10)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144329/Broadcom-802.11r-FT-Reassociation-Response-Overflows.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100984 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1291 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2017/Sep/msg00007.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2017/Sep/msg00009.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT208112 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT208113 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208112 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208113 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Change history (0)
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