| Chipset Family | Example Part Numbers | Common System Integration | |----------------|----------------------|----------------------------| | BCM5708 | NetXtreme 5708 | Dell PowerEdge 1950/2950 | | BCM5709 | NetXtreme II 5709 | HP ProLiant G6 | | BCM5716 | NetXtreme II 5716 | IBM xSeries | | BCM5717 | NetXtreme 5717 | Dell OptiPlex 790/990 | | BCM5719 | Quad-port GbE | Custom workstations | | BCM5720 | Dual-port GbE | Lenovo ThinkCentre M93p | | BCM5721, 5722, 5751, 5752, 5754, 5755, 5761, 57780, 57781, 57785, 57788, 57790, 57795 | Various integrated NICs | Motherboard-integrated LAN | "NetXtreme II" devices require a separate driver package (b57nd60a.sys) but are included in the same installer for Windows 7. 3. Driver Version History & Release Details (Final Windows 7 Builds) | Version | Date | NDIS Version | Notable Changes | |----------|------|--------------|------------------| | 17.4.0.3 | Apr 2018 | 6.20 | Final security fix for CVE-2017-5715 (Spectre variant 2 indirect branch handling); improved jumbo frame stability. | | 17.2.0.1 | Sep 2016 | 6.20 | Added support for BCM5719; fixed BSOD on resume from S3 sleep. | | 16.8.0.0 | Jun 2015 | 6.20 | First NDIS 6.20 driver; removed support for Windows 7 RTM (requires SP1). | | 16.6.0.5 | Jan 2014 | 6.10 | Legacy version for pre-SP1 systems. |
SHA-1 + SHA-256 (valid until 2024 for SHA-256; SHA-1 deprecated but still loads on Windows 7). Appendix B: Registry Settings for Performance Tuning [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\4d36e972-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318\XXXX] "*RSS"=dword:00000001 ; Enable RSS "*JumboPacket"=dword:00002328 ; 9000 bytes "*InterruptModeration"=dword:00000001 "*FlowControl"=dword:00000000 ; Disable for performance "*PriorityVLANTag"=dword:00000003 ; 802.1p + VLAN End of Report broadcom netxtreme gigabit ethernet driver windows 7
| Vulnerability | Impact | Mitigation | |----------------|--------|-------------| | CVE-2019-8598 (IOCTL handling) | Local privilege escalation | Disable BACS service if not required | | Missing Spectre v2 microcode integration | Cross-process info leak | Apply Windows 7 KB4499164 (Jan 2020) | | Deprecated SSL/TLS in BACS remote mgmt | Man-in-the-middle | Do not use remote BACS management | | Chipset Family | Example Part Numbers |