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CVE-2019-9503

Broadcom brcmfmac driver is vulnerable to a frame validation bypass

Severity Score

8.3
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

The Broadcom brcmfmac WiFi driver prior to commit a4176ec356c73a46c07c181c6d04039fafa34a9f is vulnerable to a frame validation bypass. If the brcmfmac driver receives a firmware event frame from a remote source, the is_wlc_event_frame function will cause this frame to be discarded and unprocessed. If the driver receives the firmware event frame from the host, the appropriate handler is called. This frame validation can be bypassed if the bus used is USB (for instance by a wifi dongle). This can allow firmware event frames from a remote source to be processed. 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.

El controlador Broadcom brcmfmac WiFi antes de commit a4176ec356c73a46c07c181c6d04039fafa34a9f, es vulnerable a una omisión de comprobación de trama. Si el controlador brcmfmac recibe una trama de evento del firmware desde una fuente remota, la función is_wlc_event_frame causará que esta trama sea descartada y no procesada. Si el controlador recibe la trama de evento del firmware desde el host, es llamado el manejador apropiado. Esta comprobación de trama puede ser omitida si el bus utilizado es USB (por ejemplo, mediante un dongle wifi). Esto puede permitir que tramas de eventos del firmware sean procesadas desde una fuente remota. En el peor de los casos, mediante el envío de paquetes WiFi especialmente diseñados, un atacante remoto no autenticado puede ejecutar código arbitrario sobre un sistema vulnerable. Más típicamente, esta vulnerabilidad resultará en condiciones de denegación de servicio.

If the brcmfmac driver receives a firmware event frame from a remote source, the is_wlc_event_frame function will cause this frame to be discarded and not be processed. If the driver receives the firmware event frame from the host, the appropriate handler is called. This frame validation can be bypassed if the bus used is USB (for instance by a WiFi dongle). This can allow firmware event frames from a remote source to be processed and this can result in denial of service (DoS) condition.

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CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2019-03-01 CVE Reserved
  • 2019-05-15 CVE Published
  • 2023-12-23 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Broadcom
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Brcmfmac Driver
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Redhat
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Enterprise Linux
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6.0
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Redhat
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Enterprise Linux
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7.0
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Affected