CVE-2022-43677: Medium severity free5gc Free5gc vulnerability

Published Oct 24, 2022
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Updated

In free5GC 3.2.1, a malformed NGAP message can crash the AMF and NGAP decoders via an index-out-of-range panic in aper.GetBitString.

Other sources

In free5GC 3.2.1, a malformed NGAP message can crash the AMF and NGAP decoders via an index-out-of-range panic in aper.GetBitString.

Affected Software

2 affected components
go/github.com/free5gc/free5gc<=3.2.1
free5gc Free5gc=3.2.1

Event History

Oct 24, 2022
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Data Sourced
12:00 AM
Description
Advisory Published
via GitHub·07:00 PM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID of this issue?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2022-43677.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2022-43677?

The severity of CVE-2022-43677 is medium.

3

Which version of free5GC is affected by CVE-2022-43677?

CVE-2022-43677 affects version 3.2.1 of free5GC.

4

How can a malformed NGAP message crash the AMF and NGAP decoders?

A malformed NGAP message can crash the AMF and NGAP decoders by triggering an index-out-of-range panic in aper.GetBitString.

5

Is there a reference available for CVE-2022-43677?

Yes, you can refer to the following link for more information: [Github Issue #402](https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/issues/402)

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