diff --git a/wifi/1.0/default/hidl_struct_util.cpp b/wifi/1.0/default/hidl_struct_util.cpp
index 32206d8..661cd78 100644
--- a/wifi/1.0/default/hidl_struct_util.cpp
+++ b/wifi/1.0/default/hidl_struct_util.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,16 @@
 namespace implementation {
 namespace hidl_struct_util {
 
+hidl_string safeConvertChar(const char* str, size_t max_len) {
+  const char* c = str;
+  size_t size = 0;
+  while (*c && (unsigned char)*c < 128 && size < max_len) {
+    ++size;
+    ++c;
+  }
+  return hidl_string(str, size);
+}
+
 IWifiChip::ChipCapabilityMask convertLegacyLoggerFeatureToHidlChipCapability(
     uint32_t feature) {
   using HidlChipCaps = IWifiChip::ChipCapabilityMask;
@@ -134,7 +144,8 @@
     return false;
   }
   *hidl_status = {};
-  hidl_status->ringName = reinterpret_cast<const char*>(legacy_status.name);
+  hidl_status->ringName = safeConvertChar(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(legacy_status.name),
+        sizeof(legacy_status.name));
   hidl_status->flags = 0;
   for (const auto flag : {WIFI_RING_BUFFER_FLAG_HAS_BINARY_ENTRIES,
                           WIFI_RING_BUFFER_FLAG_HAS_ASCII_ENTRIES}) {
@@ -449,7 +460,8 @@
   hidl_scan_result->timeStampInUs = legacy_scan_result.ts;
   hidl_scan_result->ssid = std::vector<uint8_t>(
       legacy_scan_result.ssid,
-      legacy_scan_result.ssid + strlen(legacy_scan_result.ssid));
+      legacy_scan_result.ssid + strnlen(legacy_scan_result.ssid,
+            sizeof(legacy_scan_result.ssid) - 1));
   memcpy(hidl_scan_result->bssid.data(),
          legacy_scan_result.bssid,
          hidl_scan_result->bssid.size());
@@ -882,6 +894,12 @@
   CHECK(false);
 }
 
+void convertToWifiNanStatus(legacy_hal::NanStatusType type, const char* str, size_t max_len,
+    WifiNanStatus* wifiNanStatus) {
+  wifiNanStatus->status = convertLegacyNanStatusTypeToHidl(type);
+  wifiNanStatus->description = safeConvertChar(str, max_len);
+}
+
 bool convertHidlNanEnableRequestToLegacy(
     const NanEnableRequest& hidl_request,
     legacy_hal::NanEnableRequest* legacy_request) {
@@ -1539,8 +1557,8 @@
   }
   *wifiNanStatus = {};
 
-  wifiNanStatus->status = convertLegacyNanStatusTypeToHidl(legacy_response.status);
-  wifiNanStatus->description = legacy_response.nan_error;
+  convertToWifiNanStatus(legacy_response.status, legacy_response.nan_error,
+        sizeof(legacy_response.nan_error), wifiNanStatus);
   return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/wifi/1.0/default/hidl_struct_util.h b/wifi/1.0/default/hidl_struct_util.h
index 41e97b3..c04d92f 100644
--- a/wifi/1.0/default/hidl_struct_util.h
+++ b/wifi/1.0/default/hidl_struct_util.h
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@
     std::vector<WifiDebugRxPacketFateReport>* hidl_fates);
 
 // NAN iface conversion methods.
-NanStatusType convertLegacyNanStatusTypeToHidl(legacy_hal::NanStatusType type);
+void convertToWifiNanStatus(legacy_hal::NanStatusType type, const char* str, size_t max_len,
+    WifiNanStatus* wifiNanStatus);
 bool convertHidlNanEnableRequestToLegacy(
     const NanEnableRequest& hidl_request,
     legacy_hal::NanEnableRequest* legacy_request);
diff --git a/wifi/1.0/default/wifi_nan_iface.cpp b/wifi/1.0/default/wifi_nan_iface.cpp
index 6977fc0..1072015 100644
--- a/wifi/1.0/default/wifi_nan_iface.cpp
+++ b/wifi/1.0/default/wifi_nan_iface.cpp
@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@
         return;
       }
       WifiNanStatus status;
-      status.status = hidl_struct_util::convertLegacyNanStatusTypeToHidl(msg.reason);
-      status.description = msg.nan_reason;
+      hidl_struct_util::convertToWifiNanStatus(msg.reason, msg.nan_reason, sizeof(msg.nan_reason),
+            &status);
 
       for (const auto& callback : shared_ptr_this->getEventCallbacks()) {
         if (!callback->eventDisabled(status).isOk()) {
@@ -235,8 +235,8 @@
         return;
       }
       WifiNanStatus status;
-      status.status = hidl_struct_util::convertLegacyNanStatusTypeToHidl(msg.reason);
-      status.description = msg.nan_reason;
+      hidl_struct_util::convertToWifiNanStatus(msg.reason, msg.nan_reason, sizeof(msg.nan_reason),
+            &status);
 
       for (const auto& callback : shared_ptr_this->getEventCallbacks()) {
         if (!callback->eventPublishTerminated(msg.publish_id, status).isOk()) {
@@ -253,8 +253,8 @@
         return;
       }
       WifiNanStatus status;
-      status.status = hidl_struct_util::convertLegacyNanStatusTypeToHidl(msg.reason);
-      status.description = msg.nan_reason;
+      hidl_struct_util::convertToWifiNanStatus(msg.reason, msg.nan_reason, sizeof(msg.nan_reason),
+            &status);
 
       for (const auto& callback : shared_ptr_this->getEventCallbacks()) {
         if (!callback->eventSubscribeTerminated(msg.subscribe_id, status).isOk()) {
@@ -328,8 +328,8 @@
         return;
       }
       WifiNanStatus status;
-      status.status = hidl_struct_util::convertLegacyNanStatusTypeToHidl(msg.reason);
-      status.description = msg.nan_reason;
+      hidl_struct_util::convertToWifiNanStatus(msg.reason, msg.nan_reason, sizeof(msg.nan_reason),
+            &status);
 
       for (const auto& callback : shared_ptr_this->getEventCallbacks()) {
         if (!callback->eventTransmitFollowup(msg.id, status).isOk()) {