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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Android | Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18 | — |
Public exploits
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Exploit-DB 1
- Broadcom Wi-Fi SoC - 'dhd_handle_swc_evt' Heap Overflow EDB-41808 · remote · Apr 4, 2017 · verified
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References
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01
- 97331 vdb-entry
- 41808 exploit
- 1038201 vdb-entry