diff --git a/1.1/Nfc.cpp b/1.1/Nfc.cpp
index 9954c1f..d4a4eb7 100755
--- a/1.1/Nfc.cpp
+++ b/1.1/Nfc.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 
 Return<V1_0::NfcStatus> Nfc::coreInitialized(const hidl_vec<uint8_t>& data) {
   hidl_vec<uint8_t> copy = data;
-  NFCSTATUS status = phNxpNciHal_core_initialized(&copy[0]);
+  NFCSTATUS status = phNxpNciHal_core_initialized(copy.size(), &copy[0]);
   return CHK_STATUS(status);
 }
 
diff --git a/1.2/Nfc.cpp b/1.2/Nfc.cpp
index 540f982..bf1095b 100755
--- a/1.2/Nfc.cpp
+++ b/1.2/Nfc.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 
 Return<V1_0::NfcStatus> Nfc::coreInitialized(const hidl_vec<uint8_t>& data) {
   hidl_vec<uint8_t> copy = data;
-  NFCSTATUS status = phNxpNciHal_core_initialized(&copy[0]);
+  NFCSTATUS status = phNxpNciHal_core_initialized(copy.size(), &copy[0]);
   return CHK_STATUS(status);
 }
 
diff --git a/halimpl/hal/phNxpNciHal.cc b/halimpl/hal/phNxpNciHal.cc
index f9a482d..6b4b748 100644
--- a/halimpl/hal/phNxpNciHal.cc
+++ b/halimpl/hal/phNxpNciHal.cc
@@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@
  * Returns          Always returns NFCSTATUS_SUCCESS (0).
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
-int phNxpNciHal_core_initialized(uint8_t* p_core_init_rsp_params) {
+int phNxpNciHal_core_initialized(uint16_t core_init_rsp_params_len, uint8_t* p_core_init_rsp_params) {
   NFCSTATUS status = NFCSTATUS_SUCCESS;
   static uint8_t p2p_listen_mode_routing_cmd[] = {0x21, 0x01, 0x07, 0x00, 0x01,
                                                   0x01, 0x03, 0x00, 0x01, 0x05};
@@ -1277,7 +1277,8 @@
   if (nxpncihal_ctrl.halStatus != HAL_STATUS_OPEN) {
     return NFCSTATUS_FAILED;
   }
-  if ((*p_core_init_rsp_params > 0) &&
+  if (core_init_rsp_params_len >= 1 &&
+      (*p_core_init_rsp_params > 0) &&
       (*p_core_init_rsp_params < 4))  // initializing for recovery.
   {
   retry_core_init:
@@ -1711,7 +1712,8 @@
   config_access = false;
   // if recovery mode and length of last command is 0 then only reset the P2P
   // listen mode routing.
-  if ((*p_core_init_rsp_params > 0) && (*p_core_init_rsp_params < 4) &&
+  if (core_init_rsp_params_len >= 36 &&
+      (*p_core_init_rsp_params > 0) && (*p_core_init_rsp_params < 4) &&
       p_core_init_rsp_params[35] == 0) {
     /* P2P listen mode routing */
     status = phNxpNciHal_send_ext_cmd(sizeof(p2p_listen_mode_routing_cmd),
@@ -1773,7 +1775,8 @@
     }
   }
 
-  if ((*p_core_init_rsp_params > 0) && (*p_core_init_rsp_params < 4)) {
+  if (core_init_rsp_params_len >= 1 &&
+      (*p_core_init_rsp_params > 0) && (*p_core_init_rsp_params < 4)) {
     static phLibNfc_Message_t msg;
     uint16_t tmp_len = 0;
     uint8_t uicc_set_mode[] = {0x22, 0x01, 0x02, 0x02, 0x01};
@@ -1812,7 +1815,8 @@
       goto retry_core_init;
     }
 
-    if (*(p_core_init_rsp_params + 1) == 1)  // RF state is Discovery!!
+    if (core_init_rsp_params_len >= 4 &&
+        *(p_core_init_rsp_params + 1) == 1)  // RF state is Discovery!!
     {
       NXPLOG_NCIHAL_W("Sending Set Screen ON State Command as raw packet!!");
       status =
@@ -1824,6 +1828,9 @@
         goto retry_core_init;
       }
 
+      if (p_core_init_rsp_params[2] > (core_init_rsp_params_len - 3)) {
+        return NFCSTATUS_FAILED;
+      }
       NXPLOG_NCIHAL_W("Sending discovery as raw packet!!");
       status = phNxpNciHal_send_ext_cmd(p_core_init_rsp_params[2],
                                         (uint8_t*)&p_core_init_rsp_params[3]);
@@ -1847,7 +1854,8 @@
     }
     NXPLOG_NCIHAL_W("Sending last command for Recovery ");
 
-    if (p_core_init_rsp_params[35] > 0) {  // if length of last command is 0
+    if (core_init_rsp_params_len >= 40 &&
+        p_core_init_rsp_params[35] > 0) {  // if length of last command is 0
                                            // then it doesn't need to send last
                                            // command.
       if (!(((p_core_init_rsp_params[36] == 0x21) &&
@@ -1884,7 +1892,9 @@
         }
 
         p_core_init_rsp_params[35] = (uint8_t)tmp_len;
-
+        if (p_core_init_rsp_params[35] > (core_init_rsp_params_len - 36)) {
+          return NFCSTATUS_FAILED;
+        }
         status = phNxpNciHal_send_ext_cmd(
             p_core_init_rsp_params[35], (uint8_t*)&p_core_init_rsp_params[36]);
         if (status != NFCSTATUS_SUCCESS) {
@@ -1905,13 +1915,14 @@
   // initialize dummy FW recovery variables
   gRecFWDwnld = 0;
   gRecFwRetryCount = 0;
-  if (!((*p_core_init_rsp_params > 0) && (*p_core_init_rsp_params < 4)))
+  if (core_init_rsp_params_len >= 1 &&
+      !((*p_core_init_rsp_params > 0) && (*p_core_init_rsp_params < 4)))
     phNxpNciHal_core_initialized_complete(status);
   else {
   invoke_callback:
     config_access = false;
     if (nxpncihal_ctrl.p_nfc_stack_data_cback != NULL) {
-      *p_core_init_rsp_params = 0;
+      if (core_init_rsp_params_len) *p_core_init_rsp_params = 0;
       NXPLOG_NCIHAL_W("Invoking data callback!!");
       (*nxpncihal_ctrl.p_nfc_stack_data_cback)(nxpncihal_ctrl.rx_data_len,
                                                nxpncihal_ctrl.p_rx_data);
diff --git a/halimpl/inc/phNxpNciHal_Adaptation.h b/halimpl/inc/phNxpNciHal_Adaptation.h
index 8f5da81..4a0a165 100644
--- a/halimpl/inc/phNxpNciHal_Adaptation.h
+++ b/halimpl/inc/phNxpNciHal_Adaptation.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 int phNxpNciHal_MinOpen();
 int phNxpNciHal_write(uint16_t data_len, const uint8_t* p_data);
 int phNxpNciHal_write_internal(uint16_t data_len, const uint8_t* p_data);
-int phNxpNciHal_core_initialized(uint8_t* p_core_init_rsp_params);
+int phNxpNciHal_core_initialized(uint16_t core_init_rsp_len, uint8_t* p_core_init_rsp_params);
 int phNxpNciHal_pre_discover(void);
 int phNxpNciHal_close(bool);
 int phNxpNciHal_configDiscShutdown(void);