Vulnerability · Published Aug 11, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2024-14043Open5GS Diameter S6a mme-fd-path.c mme_s6a_subscription_data_from_avp heap-based overflow
Medium 6.3
In plain English
A medium-severity heap buffer overflow in Open5GS. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 43% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability was determined in Open5GS up to 2.7.1. This vulnerability affects the function mme_s6a_subscription_data_from_avp of the file src/mme/mme-fd-path.c of the component Diameter S6a Interface. Executing a manipulation of the argument msisdn_len can lead to heap-based buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Upgrading to version 2.7.2 is able to resolve this issue. This patch is called 7ea82cb87bb65c3694d8d7c7a5efed1c4d3c9304. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-122, CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
References
- VDB-387281 | Open5GS Diameter S6a mme-fd-path.c mme_s6a_subscription_data_from_avp heap-based overflow vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-387281 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- CVE-2024-14043 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #867106 | Open5GS V2.7.2 Memory Corruption third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/issues/3156 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/files/15051238/capture.pcap.gz exploit
- https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/commit/7ea82cb87bb65c3694d8d7c7a5efed1c4d3c9304 patch
- https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/releases/tag/v2.7.2 patch
- https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/ product