omec-project upf up to 2.1.3-dev PFCP Association Setup Request denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in omec-project upf up to 2.1.3-dev and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component PFCP Association Setup Request Handler. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-65563. There is not any exploit available. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in omec-project upf up to 2.1.3-dev. Affected is an unknown code of the component PFCP Association Setup Request Handler. 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:

A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the omec-project UPF (component upf-epc/pfcpiface) up to at least version upf-epc-pfcpiface:2.1.3-dev. When the UPF receives a PFCP Association Setup Request that is missing the mandatory NodeID Information Element, the association setup handler dereferences a nil pointer instead of validating the message, causing a panic and terminating the UPF process. An attacker who can send PFCP Association Setup Request messages to the UPF's N4/PFCP endpoint can exploit this issue to repeatedly crash the UPF and disrupt user-plane services.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-65563 since 11/18/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.4

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

11/18/2025 CVE reserved
12/18/2025 +30 days Advisory disclosed
12/18/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/18/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 955
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-65563 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-65563
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-337446

Entryinfo

Created: 12/18/2025 22:17
Changes: 12/18/2025 22:17 (58)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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