CVE-2024-24458 Denial of service in HPE Athonet Core
Attackers can cause a Denial of Service in HPE Athonet Core by sending crafted PLMN Identity messages, disrupting cellular 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-2024-24458?
CVE-2024-24458 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE Athonet Core, published on 15 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An invalid memory access when handling the ENB Configuration Transfer messages containing invalid PLMN Identities in Athonet vEPC MME v11.4.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) to the cellular network by repeatedly initiating connections and sending a crafted payload.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-24458?
How do I fix CVE-2024-24458?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-24458 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-2024-24458 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-24458 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mcxg-gq2f-3x39.