CVE-2016-8658
Broadcom Brcm80211 Linux Kernel Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the brcmf_cfg80211_start_ap function in drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c in the Linux kernel before 4.7.5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long SSID Information Element in a command to a Netlink socket.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 16, 2016, 9:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Jan. 7, 2017, 3 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
4.2
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-8658 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-8658 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 07, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3146-2 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3146-1 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3145-2 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3145-1 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93541 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 18, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.7.5 No Types Assigned http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.7.5 Release Notes Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/13/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/13/1 Mailing List Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1384403 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1384403 Issue Tracking Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ded89912156b1a47d940a0c954c43afbabd0c42c No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ded89912156b1a47d940a0c954c43afbabd0c42c Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ded89912156b1a47d940a0c954c43afbabd0c42c No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ded89912156b1a47d940a0c954c43afbabd0c42c Issue Tracking, Patch Added CWE CWE-119 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 17, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.7.5 No Types Assigned http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.7.5 Release Notes Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/13/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/13/1 Mailing List Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ded89912156b1a47d940a0c954c43afbabd0c42c No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ded89912156b1a47d940a0c954c43afbabd0c42c Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ded89912156b1a47d940a0c954c43afbabd0c42c No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ded89912156b1a47d940a0c954c43afbabd0c42c Issue Tracking, Patch Added CWE CWE-119 -
CVE Translated by [email protected]
Oct. 17, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-8658 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-8658
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
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0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05635
percentile