CVE-2016-8658
Published Oct 16, 2016
Last updated 8 years ago
Overview
- 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.
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- NVD status
- Modified
Risk scores
CVSS 3.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 6.1
- Impact score
- 4.2
- Exploitability score
- 1.8
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
- Severity
- MEDIUM
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 5.6
- Impact score
- 7.8
- Exploitability score
- 3.9
- Vector string
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- CWE-119
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Configurations
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