CVE-2023-37010 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 6.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash the Open5GS MME by sending malformed ASN.1 packets, causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-37010?

CVE-2023-37010 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Open5gs Open5gs, published on 22 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Open5GS MME versions <= 2.6.4 contain an assertion that can be remotely triggered via a malformed ASN.1 packet over the S1AP interface. An attacker may send an `eNB Status Transfer` message missing a required `MME_UE_S1AP_ID` field to repeatedly crash the MME, resulting in denial of service.

Weakness: CWE-617

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-37010?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Open5gs Open5gs.

How do I fix CVE-2023-37010?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-37010 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-2023-37010 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-37010 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-8ppx-rwm8-h7rp.

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