VDB-293048 · CVE-2023-37019 · GCVE-0-2023-37019

Open5GS MME up to 2.6.4 S1AP Packet denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Open5GS MME up to 2.6.4. This affects an unknown function of the component S1AP Packet Handler. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-37019. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Open5GS MME up to 2.6.4. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component S1AP Packet Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Open5GS MME versions <= 2.6.4 contains an assertion that can be remotely triggered via a malformed ASN.1 packet over the S1AP interface. An attacker may send an `S1Setup Request` message missing a required `Supported TAs` field to repeatedly crash the MME, resulting in denial of service.

The advisory is shared for download at cellularsecurity.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-37019 since 06/28/2023. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

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

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Productinfo

Vendor

Open5GS

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/28/2023 🔍
01/22/2025 +574 days 🔍
01/22/2025 +0 days 🔍
02/07/2025 +16 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: cellularsecurity.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-37019 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-37019
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-293048

Entryinfo

Created: 01/22/2025 17:26
Updated: 02/07/2025 09:04
Changes: 01/22/2025 17:26 (19), 01/22/2025 17:29 (34), 02/07/2025 09:04 (1)
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Committer: mitr
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