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.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2015-8041 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of wpa_supplicant as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and 7.
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | wpa_supplicant | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wpa_supplicant | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wpa_supplicant | Not affected |
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