ZTE MC889A Pro Short Message Service Interface denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in ZTE MC889A Pro BD_STDPLMC889A PROV1.0.1B06/BD_STDPLMC889A PROV1.0.1B08. This impacts an unknown function of the component Short Message Service Interface. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-46583. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ZTE MC889A Pro BD_STDPLMC889A PROV1.0.1B06/BD_STDPLMC889A PROV1.0.1B08. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Short Message Service Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

There is a Denial of Service（DoS）vulnerability in the ZTE MC889A Pro product. Due to insufficient validation of the input parameters of the Short Message Service interface, allowing an attacker to exploit it to carry out a DoS attack.

The advisory is shared for download at support.zte.com.cn. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-46583 since 04/25/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. 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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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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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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/25/2025 CVE reserved
10/27/2025 +185 days Advisory disclosed
10/27/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/27/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: zte.com.cn

Advisory: support.zte.com.cn
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-46583 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-46583
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-330108

Entryinfo

Created: 10/27/2025 11:29
Changes: 10/27/2025 11:29 (62)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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