CVE-2017-0569
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Broadcom Wi-Fi driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-34198729. References: B-RB#110666.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
Broadcom Wi-Fi SoC - 'dhd_handle_swc_evt' Heap Overflow
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux-kernel | 3.10 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.18 | affected | |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97331
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41808/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97331
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41808/
CWEs
CWE-131
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.