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Lenovo WiFi Chip Memory Vulnerability

Two buffer overflow vulnerabilities, CVE-2017-11120 and
CVE-2017-11121, in the Broadcom WiFI controllers used by Lenovo's ThinkPad laptop computers may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Threat ID:
CC-2045
Category:
Threat Severity:
Low
Threat Vector:
Published:
15 February 2018 12:00 AM
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Summary

Two buffer overflow vulnerabilities, CVE-2017-11120 and
CVE-2017-11121, in the Broadcom WiFI controllers used by Lenovo's ThinkPad laptop computers may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Threat details

Remediation steps

Type Step
Lenovo and Broadcom have released an updated WiFi driver for the affected devices. Users and administrators are recommended to apply the necessary updates at the earliest opportunity.

Last edited: 17 February 2020 12:47 pm