# CVE-2021-27803: A vulnerability was discovered in how p2p/p2p\_pd.c in wpa\_supplicant before 2.10 processes P2P (Wi-Fi Direct) provision discovery requests.

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-02-26 · Updated: 2025-12-18

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

A vulnerability was discovered in how p2p/p2p_pd.c in wpa_supplicant before 2.10 processes P2P (Wi-Fi Direct) provision discovery requests. It could result in denial of service or other impact (potentially execution of arbitrary code), for an attacker within radio range.

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## References

- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/25/3
- https://w1.fi/security/2021-1/wpa_supplicant-p2p-provision-discovery-processing-vulnerability.txt
- https://w1.fi/security/2021-1/0001-P2P-Fix-a-corner-case-in-peer-addition-based-on-PD-R.patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/27/1
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KOGP2VIVVXXQ6CZ2HU4DKGPDB4WR24XF/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00003.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IZGUR5XFHATVXTRAEJMODS7ROYHA56NX/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SEHS2CFGH3KCSNPHBHNGN5SGV6QPMLZ4/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4898

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