# CVE-2020-8689: Denial of service in Intel(R) Wireless for Open Source Advisory

> An unauthenticated attacker can cause a denial of service in Intel Wireless for Open Source drivers via adjacent network access.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **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:** 13 Aug 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8689, GHSA-fj33-735x-p8v7

## What is CVE-2020-8689?

CVE-2020-8689 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel(R) Wireless for Open Source Advisory, published on 13 Aug 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper buffer restrictions in the Intel(R) Wireless for Open Source before version 1.5 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via adjacent access.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8689?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Intel Inet Wireless Daemon.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-8689?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2020-8689 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8689 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) Wireless for Open Source Advisory

- [CVE-2020-17497](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-17497/): Other in n/a (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2023-52161](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-52161/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-8689 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-8689 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel(R) Wireless for Open Source Advisory, published on 13 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-2020-8689 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intel(R) Wireless for Open Source Advisory. 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-2020-8689/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8689/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8689
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8689
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-8689

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