Description: Johnny Cache has reported a vulnerability in Broadcom Wireless driver, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the BCMWL5.SYS device driver when handling probe response requests with a long SSID. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted packet.
The vulnerability is reported in version 3.50.21.10. Other versions may also be affected.
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