CVE-2024-24458
Severity Score
7.5
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
-
*KEV
Decision
Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
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.
*Credits:
This vulnerability was discovered by Bennett, N., Zhu, W., Simon, B., Kennedy, R., Enck, W., Traynor, P., Butler, K. (2024). RANsacked: A Domain-Informed Approach for Fuzzing LTE and 5G RAN-Core Interfaces. https://nathanielbennett.com/publications/ransacked.pdf
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:Attend
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2024-01-25 CVE Reserved
- 2024-11-15 CVE Published
- 2025-03-31 CVE Updated
- 2025-04-01 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
CAPEC
References (3)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| http://athonet.com | ||
| https://cellularsecurity.org/ransacked | ||
| https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbnw04780en_us&docLocale=en_US |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Search vendor "Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)" | HPE Athonet Core Search vendor "Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)" for product "HPE Athonet Core" | <= 11.6 Search vendor "Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)" for product "HPE Athonet Core" and version " <= 11.6" | en |
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