VDB-289043 · CVE-2024-54984 · EUVD-2024-52719

Quectel BG96 BG96MAR02A08M1G NAS Message improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Quectel BG96 BG96MAR02A08M1G. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component NAS Message Handler. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-54984. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Quectel BG96 BG96MAR02A08M1G. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component NAS Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue in Quectel BG96 BG96MAR02A08M1G allows attackers to bypass authentication via a crafted NAS message.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-54984 since 12/06/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2024-52719). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Quectel

Name

BG96

Version

BG96MAR02A08M1G

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 9.8
CNA Vector (MITRE): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/06/2024 🔍
12/19/2024 +13 days 🔍
12/19/2024 +0 days 🔍
06/22/2025 +185 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-54984 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-54984
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-289043
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 12/19/2024 23:31
Updated: 06/22/2025 02:33
Changes: 12/19/2024 23:31 (53), 12/31/2024 22:05 (12), 06/22/2025 02:33 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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