CVE-2023-50020 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

An attacker can crash the AMF component in open5gs by triggering a SIGPIPE signal, causing a denial of service.

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-2023-50020?

CVE-2023-50020 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Open5gs Open5gs, published on 2 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in open5gs v2.6.6. SIGPIPE can be used to crash AMF.

Weakness: CWE-400

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-50020?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Open5gs Open5gs.

How do I fix CVE-2023-50020?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-50020 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-2023-50020 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-50020 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-56gq-fgx7-r88g.

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