CVE-2022-40890 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service in the Open5GS AMF component, disrupting 5G core network availability.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-40890?
CVE-2022-40890 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Open5gs Open5gs, published on 29 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in /src/amf/amf-context.c in Open5GS 2.4.10 and earlier leads to AMF denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-404
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-40890?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Open5gs Open5gs.
How do I fix CVE-2022-40890?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-40890 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2022-40890 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-40890 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Open5gs Open5gs
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vvm2-vqx3-q379.