Vulnerability · Published Mar 4, 2025 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2025-1925Open5GS AMF nsmf-handler.c amf_nsmf_pdusession_handle_update_sm_context denial of service
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Open5GS. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 58% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Open5GS up to 2.7.2. Affected by this vulnerability is the function amf_nsmf_pdusession_handle_update_sm_context of the file src/amf/nsmf-handler.c of the component AMF. The manipulation leads to denial of service. The attack can be launched remotely. This vulnerability allows a single UE to crash the AMF, resulting in the complete loss of mobility and session management services and causing a network-wide outage. All registered UEs will lose connectivity, and new registrations will be blocked until the AMF is restarted, leading to a high availability impact. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-404 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
References
- VDB-298513 | Open5GS AMF nsmf-handler.c amf_nsmf_pdusession_handle_update_sm_context denial of service vdb-entry, technical-description, exploit
- VDB-298513 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- Submit #506038 | Open5GS <=v2.7.2 Denial of Service third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/guoweifk/BugReport/blob/main/Open5GS%20AMF%20Denial%20of%20Service%20via%20PDU%20Session%20ID%20Conflict exploit
- https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/pull/3711 issue-tracking