CVE-2017-15832
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedBuffer overwrite in the WLAN host driver by leveraging a compromised WLAN FW
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · low confidenceBuffer overflow vulnerability in the WLAN host driver that can be triggered by sending malicious data from compromised WLAN firmware, potentially allowing code execution or denial of service.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the Qualcomm WLAN chipset modelCheck the device specifications, system information, or hardware inventory to determine the exact Qualcomm chipset (Mdm9206, Mdm9607, Sd 835, Sd 845, or Sd 850) present in the systemAffected if The chipset is one of the models listed in the affected products (Mdm9206, Mdm9607, Sd 835, Sd 845, or Sd 850)
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Determine if secure boot is enabledAccess the device's boot configuration or security settings (often via UEFI/BIOS settings, bootloader flags, or system management interfaces) and verify whether secure boot or firmware signature validation is activeAffected if Secure boot is disabled or not implemented, allowing potentially compromised WLAN firmware to load without integrity verification
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Inspect the WLAN host driver versionQuery the installed WLAN driver version through the operating system's driver information utilities (such as lspci, nmcli, or Windows Device Manager) and compare it to any available vendor release notesAffected if The driver version is from a source that does not include vendor patches and the device uses an affected Qualcomm chipset
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Check for firmware integrity mechanismsReview system logs, boot diagnostics, or firmware management tools to determine whether cryptographic signature validation or other firmware integrity checks are configured for the WLAN subsystemAffected if No firmware integrity verification mechanisms are in place, leaving the system vulnerable to compromised firmware loading
A defender is affected if their device contains any of the listed Qualcomm chipsets (Mdm9206, Mdm9607, Sd 835, Sd 845, Sd 850) and lacks secure boot or firmware integrity verification to detect compromised WLAN firmware.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate WLAN host driver and firmware to vendor-patched versions; implement firmware integrity verification mechanisms such as secure boot or cryptographic signature validation to prevent loading of compromised firmware.
- Consultation8.0 h
- Implementation16.0 h
- Testing12.0 h
- Review / QA6.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2017-15832 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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