CVE-2022-43223 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can cause a Denial of Service in open5gs by sending a crafted UE attachment, leading to a memory leak.

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-2022-43223?

CVE-2022-43223 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Open5gs Open5gs, published on 1 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

open5gs v2.4.11 was discovered to contain a memory leak in the component ngap-handler.c. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted UE attachment.

Weakness: CWE-401

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-43223?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Open5gs Open5gs.

How do I fix CVE-2022-43223?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-43223 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-2022-43223 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-43223 exists.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-f6ch-pgg4-hhv4.

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