medium
5.3
CWE
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Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2017-13079

First published: Tue Oct 17 2017(Updated: )

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA and WPA2) that supports IEEE 802.11w allows reinstallation of the Integrity Group Temporal Key (IGTK) during the four-way handshake, allowing an attacker within radio range to spoof frames from access points to clients.

Credit: cret@cert.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Android
Ubuntu=14.04
Ubuntu=16.04
Ubuntu=17.04
Debian Linux=8.0
Debian Linux=9.0
FreeBSD Kernel
FreeBSD Kernel=10
FreeBSD Kernel=10.4
FreeBSD Kernel=11
FreeBSD Kernel=11.1
SUSE Linux=42.2
SUSE Linux=42.3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop=7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=7
hostapd=0.2.4
hostapd=0.2.5
hostapd=0.2.6
hostapd=0.2.8
hostapd=0.3.7
hostapd=0.3.9
hostapd=0.3.10
hostapd=0.3.11
hostapd=0.4.7
hostapd=0.4.8
hostapd=0.4.9
hostapd=0.4.10
hostapd=0.4.11
hostapd=0.5.7
hostapd=0.5.8
hostapd=0.5.9
hostapd=0.5.10
hostapd=0.5.11
hostapd=0.6.8
hostapd=0.6.9
hostapd=0.6.10
hostapd=0.7.3
hostapd=1.0
hostapd=1.1
hostapd=2.0
hostapd=2.1
hostapd=2.2
hostapd=2.3
hostapd=2.4
hostapd=2.5
hostapd=2.6
wpa_supplicant=0.2.4
wpa_supplicant=0.2.5
wpa_supplicant=0.2.6
wpa_supplicant=0.2.7
wpa_supplicant=0.2.8
wpa_supplicant=0.3.7
wpa_supplicant=0.3.8
wpa_supplicant=0.3.9
wpa_supplicant=0.3.10
wpa_supplicant=0.3.11
wpa_supplicant=0.4.7
wpa_supplicant=0.4.8
wpa_supplicant=0.4.9
wpa_supplicant=0.4.10
wpa_supplicant=0.4.11
wpa_supplicant=0.5.7
wpa_supplicant=0.5.8
wpa_supplicant=0.5.9
wpa_supplicant=0.5.10
wpa_supplicant=0.5.11
wpa_supplicant=0.6.8
wpa_supplicant=0.6.9
wpa_supplicant=0.6.10
wpa_supplicant=0.7.3
wpa_supplicant=1.0
wpa_supplicant=1.1
wpa_supplicant=2.0
wpa_supplicant=2.1
wpa_supplicant=2.2
wpa_supplicant=2.3
wpa_supplicant=2.4
wpa_supplicant=2.5
wpa_supplicant=2.6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop=12-sp2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop=12-sp3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale=11-sp3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=11-sp3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=11-sp4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=12
openSUSE OpenStack Cloud=6

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2017-13079?

    CVE-2017-13079 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential impact on network security.

  • How do I fix CVE-2017-13079?

    To fix CVE-2017-13079, ensure that your devices are updated with the latest security patches provided by the software vendors.

  • Who is affected by CVE-2017-13079?

    CVE-2017-13079 primarily affects devices using specific versions of Android, Ubuntu, Debian, FreeBSD, and `wpa_supplicant`.

  • What types of attacks can exploit CVE-2017-13079?

    CVE-2017-13079 can be exploited to conduct frame spoofing attacks by an attacker within radio range.

  • Is CVE-2017-13079 related to any specific network protocols?

    Yes, CVE-2017-13079 specifically affects the WPA and WPA2 protocols used for wireless network security.

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