CVE-2015-8041
wpa_supplicant: Incomplete WPS and P2P NFC NDEF record payload length validation
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · July 8, 2015
Updated · June 27, 2026
Description
Multiple integer overflows in the NDEF record parser in hostapd before 2.5 and wpa_supplicant before 2.5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash or infinite loop) via a large payload length field value in an (1) WPS or (2) P2P NFC NDEF record, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.
Statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of wpa_supplicant as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and 7.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 2.6AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound