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high 7.9

CVE-2019-9501 json

Broadcom wl driver is vulnerable to heap buffer overflow

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-18875

cvss
7.9
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.1%
EPSS 3.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The Broadcom wl WiFi driver is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow. By supplying a vendor information element with a data length larger than 32 bytes, a heap buffer overflow is triggered in wlc_wpa_sup_eapol. 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.

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Exploit prediction

3.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • blog.quarkslab.com https://blog.quarkslab.com/reverse-engineering-broadcom-wireless-chipsets.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 8.3 AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • Broadcom WiFi drivers

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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