PT-2017-2459 · Broadcom+1 · Broadcom Wi-Fi Driver+1

Daxing Guo + 1 · Published 2017-07-06 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-0706

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android kernel

Description The issue is related to a wi-fi driver vulnerability in the Android operating system, specifically concerning the Broadcom wi-fi driver. It involves insufficient access control, which can be exploited by a local attacker to elevate their privileges.

Recommendations For Android kernel, apply the necessary patches or updates to fix the elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Broadcom wi-fi driver. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-01669

CVE-2017-0706

Affected Products

Android Kernel

Broadcom Wi-Fi Driver

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-0706 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-01669 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-07-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0706 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/99482 · Note