# CVE-2020-17497: Other in n/a

> Attackers can trigger a PTK reinstallation in the iNet wireless daemon by retransmitting EAPOL messages, potentially compromising wireless session security.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 12 Aug 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2020-17497, GHSA-7p8g-gc82-mr3q, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-17497

## What is CVE-2020-17497?

CVE-2020-17497 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Aug 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

eapol.c in iNet wireless daemon (IWD) through 1.8 allows attackers to trigger a PTK reinstallation by retransmitting EAPOL Msg4/4.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-17497?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Intel Inet Wireless Daemon.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-17497?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2020-17497 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-17497 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-52161](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-52161/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2020-8689](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8689/): Denial of service in Intel(R) Wireless for Open Source Advisory (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-17497 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-17497 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Aug 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-17497 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-17497/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-17497/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-17497
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-17497
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-17497

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