What is the severity of CVE-2023-37036?

CVE-2023-37036 has been categorized as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential impact on the Mobile Management Entity (MME).

How do I fix CVE-2023-37036?

To fix CVE-2023-37036, upgrade the Magma Mobile Management Entity to version 1.9 or later where the vulnerability has been patched.

What allows exploitation of CVE-2023-37036?

CVE-2023-37036 can be exploited by network-adjacent attackers sending an S1AP 'Uplink NAS Transport' packet that lacks the required 'ENB_UE_S1AP_ID' field.

Which versions of Magma are affected by CVE-2023-37036?

CVE-2023-37036 affects all versions of Magma Mobile Management Entity up to and including version 1.8.0.

What system component is compromised by CVE-2023-37036?

CVE-2023-37036 compromises the Mobile Management Entity (MME) within the Magma system, leading to a null pointer dereference.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2023-37036

medium

6.5

CWE

476

21/1/2025

27/1/2025

CVE-2023-37036: Null Pointer Dereference

First published: Tue Jan 21 2025(Updated: )

A Null pointer dereference vulnerability in the Mobile Management Entity (MME) in Magma <= 1.8.0 (fixed in v1.9 commit 08472ba98b8321f802e95f5622fa90fec2dea486) allows network-adjacent attackers to crash the MME via an S1AP `Uplink NAS Transport` packet missing an expected `ENB_UE_S1AP_ID` field.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
	<=1.8.0
Linuxfoundation Magma	<=1.8.0

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Reference Links

https://cellularsecurity.org/ransacked

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-37036?
CVE-2023-37036 has been categorized as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential impact on the Mobile Management Entity (MME).
How do I fix CVE-2023-37036?
To fix CVE-2023-37036, upgrade the Magma Mobile Management Entity to version 1.9 or later where the vulnerability has been patched.
What allows exploitation of CVE-2023-37036?
CVE-2023-37036 can be exploited by network-adjacent attackers sending an S1AP 'Uplink NAS Transport' packet that lacks the required 'ENB_UE_S1AP_ID' field.
Which versions of Magma are affected by CVE-2023-37036?
CVE-2023-37036 affects all versions of Magma Mobile Management Entity up to and including version 1.8.0.
What system component is compromised by CVE-2023-37036?
CVE-2023-37036 compromises the Mobile Management Entity (MME) within the Magma system, leading to a null pointer dereference.

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