On Broadcom BCM4355C0 Wi-Fi chips 9.44.78.27.0.1.56 and other chips, properly crafted…
Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02794 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:broadcom:bcm4355c0_firmware:9.44.78.27.0.1.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.44.78.27.0.1.56 | Vulnerable | Broadcom |
| cpe:2.3:h:broadcom:bcm4355c0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Broadcom |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 11.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 11.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
- cpe:2.3:o:broadcom:bcm4355c0_firmware:9.44.78.27.0.1.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.44.78.27.0.1.56 Vulnerable ·Broadcom
- cpe:2.3:h:broadcom:bcm4355c0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Broadcom
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 11.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 11.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-11121
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f3pv-j4q8-42fr
References
Exploit 2
Sources
- CVE-2017-11121 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-11121 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f3pv-j4q8-42fr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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