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CVE-2019-6496

Published: Jan 19, 2019

Modified: Aug 4, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

The ThreadX-based firmware on Marvell Avastar Wi-Fi devices, models 88W8787, 88W8797, 88W8801, 88W8897, and 88W8997, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (block pool overflow) via malformed Wi-Fi packets during identification of available Wi-Fi networks. Exploitation of the Wi-Fi device can lead to exploitation of the host application processor in some cases, but this depends on several factors including host OS hardening and the availability of DMA.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

https://www.scribd.com/document/398350818/WiFi-CVE-2019-6496-Marvell-s-Statement

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vdb-entry

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https://2018.zeronights.ru/wp-content/uploads/materials/19-Researching-Marvell-Avastar-Wi-Fi.pdf

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https://embedi.org/blog/remotely-compromise-devices-by-using-bugs-in-marvell-avastar-wi-fi-from-zero-knowledge-to-zero-click-rce/

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https://www.zdnet.com/article/wifi-firmware-bug-affects-laptops-smartphones-routers-gaming-devices/

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https://www.synology.com/security/advisory/Synology_SA_19_07

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third-party-advisory

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