Is CVE-2017-13079 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-13079 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

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

CVE-2017-13079 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-13079?

CVE-2017-13079 has an EPSS score of 2.12% (80th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-13079?

Upgrade firmware-nonfree on debian 11 to 20180825-1 or later. Fixes are available for 4 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-13079

MEDIUMEPSS 80th pctl

5.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-323 CWE-330

How to fix

Remediation Available

firmware-nonfreeDebian

Fixed in:20180825-1CVE-2017-13079

hostapdUbuntu

Fixed in:1:2.1-0ubuntu1.5USN-3455-1

Fixed in:1:2.4-0ubuntu6.2USN-3455-1

wpaUbuntu

Fixed in:2.1-0ubuntu1.5USN-3455-1

Fixed in:2.4-0ubuntu6.2USN-3455-1

wpasupplicantUbuntu

Fixed in:2.1-0ubuntu1.5USN-3455-1

Fixed in:2.4-0ubuntu6.2USN-3455-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorAdjacent

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

2.12%probability of exploitation in 30 days

80thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 80% of all known CVEs.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.