CVE-2012-2619 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Broadcom BCM4325 and BCM4329 Wi-Fi chips, present in various products from manufacturers like Apple, Acer, and Samsung. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger an out-of-bounds read and cause a Wi-Fi outage by sending a specially crafted RSN 802.11i information element. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to a complete loss of availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, a public exploit (EDB-22739) exists, though there is no evidence of widespread active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:broadcom:bcm4325:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:broadcom:bcm4329:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 6.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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