CVE-2020-25856

HIGH
8.1
CVSS Score
Published: February 3, 2021 at 04:49 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:07 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorRTL8195A FirmwareRtl8195A

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Severity
HIGH8.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

The function DecWPA2KeyData() in the Realtek RTL8195A Wi-Fi Module prior to versions released in April 2020 (up to and excluding 2.08) does not validate the size parameter for an rtl_memcpy() operation, resulting in a stack buffer overflow which can be exploited for remote code execution or denial of service. An attacker can impersonate an Access Point and attack a vulnerable Wi-Fi client, by injecting a crafted packet into the WPA2 handshake. The attacker needs to know the network's PSK in order to exploit this.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2.08v < 2020-4-21
Affected range stops below 2.08, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2020-4-21, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
realtek-rtl8195a (same device)
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-121CWE-787

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