wpa_supplicant: Incomplete WPS and P2P NFC NDEF record payload length validation
Published Nov 9, 2015
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.41%
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wpa_supplicant
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wpa_supplicant
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
wpa_supplicant
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wpa_supplicant | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wpa_supplicant | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | wpa_supplicant | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of wpa_supplicant as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and 7.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 3.41% (0.03409) | 88.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.34% (0.03344) | 87.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.64% (0.01641) | 80.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.69% (0.02691) | 90.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 9, 2024 | 2.69% (0.02691) | 90.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.61% (0.03606) | 90.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00037.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00041.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://w1.fi/security/2015-5/incomplete-wps-and-p2p-nfc-ndef-record-payload-length-validation.txt x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3397 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/02/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75604 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8041 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1241905 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8041
- https://w1.fi/cgit/hostap/plain/hostapd/ChangeLog x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://w1.fi/cgit/hostap/plain/wpa_supplicant/ChangeLog x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8041
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00037.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00041.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://w1.fi/security/2015-5/incomplete-wps-and-p2p-nfc-ndef-record-payload-length-validation.txt | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3397 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/02/5 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75604 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8041 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1241905 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8041 | ||
| https://w1.fi/cgit/hostap/plain/hostapd/ChangeLog | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://w1.fi/cgit/hostap/plain/wpa_supplicant/ChangeLog | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8041 |
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