Multiple integer overflows in the NDEF record parser in hostapd before 2.5 and…
Priority LOW 29CWE-189Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03409 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.4 | Vulnerable | Wi-Fi Alliance |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.1 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.2 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.4 | Vulnerable | Wi-Fi Alliance |
- cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.4 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.4 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-8041
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c6pq-gj5g-cpf8
References
Other 4
- https://w1.fi/cgit/hostap/plain/hostapd/ChangeLog
- https://w1.fi/cgit/hostap/plain/wpa_supplicant/ChangeLog
- [oss-security] 20150708 hostapd/wpa_supplicant - Incomplete WPS and P2P NFC NDEF record payload length validation
- http://w1.fi/security/2015-5/incomplete-wps-and-p2p-nfc-ndef-record-payload-length-validation.txt
Sources
- CVE-2015-8041 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-8041 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c6pq-gj5g-cpf8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-8041 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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