CVE-2019-9500 HIGH

CVE-2019-9500: Broadcom brcmfmac driver is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow

Vendor Broadcom
Product brcmfmac WiFi driver
Weakness CWE-122
Published January 16, 2020
Last update August 4, 2024

CVSS base score

7.9/10
Attack vector Adjacent
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The Broadcom brcmfmac WiFi driver prior to commit 1b5e2423164b3670e8bc9174e4762d297990deff is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow. If the Wake-up on Wireless LAN functionality is configured, a malicious event frame can be constructed to trigger an heap buffer overflow in the brcmf_wowl_nd_results function. This vulnerability can be exploited with compromised chipsets to compromise the host, or when used in combination with CVE-2019-9503, can be used remotely. In the worst case scenario, by sending specially-crafted WiFi packets, a remote, unauthenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. More typically, this vulnerability will result in denial-of-service conditions.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 16, 2020 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated