CVE-2024-24459 (GCVE-0-2024-24459)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-11-15 00:00 – Updated: 2025-08-26 21:11
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Summary
An invalid memory access when handling the ProtocolIE_ID field of S1Setup Request messages 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.
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5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) HPE Athonet Core Affected: HPE Athonet Core 11.0 , ≤ 11.6 (semver)
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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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