# CVE-2015-8041: 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 d

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-11-09 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- https://w1.fi/cgit/hostap/plain/hostapd/ChangeLog
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00037.html
- https://w1.fi/cgit/hostap/plain/wpa_supplicant/ChangeLog
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75604
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00041.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/02/5
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3397
- http://w1.fi/security/2015-5/incomplete-wps-and-p2p-nfc-ndef-record-payload-length-validation.txt

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