Ric Message RouterApplication · O Ran Sc

CVE-2023-41627

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-09-01
Mitigation only
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
O-RAN Software Community ric-plt-lib-rmr v4.9.0 does not validate the source of the routing tables it receives, potentially allowing attackers to send forged routing tables to the device.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

The ric-plt-lib-rmr v4.9.0 library does not validate the source of routing tables it receives, allowing attackers to send forged routing tables that could cause traffic to be misrouted or lead to denial of service.

MitigationImplement cryptographic validation of routing table sources (e.g., digital signatures, MACs, or certificate-based authentication) and verify the identity of senders before accepting routing updates.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Ric Message RouterApplication
Affected:= 4.9.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify installed product and library version
    Locate the ric-plt-lib-rmr library or O Ran Sc Ric Message Router installation and retrieve its version number. Check package manifests, library metadata, or version files within the installation directory.
    Affected if The installed version is exactly 4.9.0 of ric-plt-lib-rmr or O Ran Sc Ric Message Router.
  2. Confirm the routing table feature is in use
    Determine whether the Ric Message Router is actively processing routing tables or receiving routing updates from external sources. Check for active listeners, routing configuration files, or network endpoints accepting routing data.
    Affected if The routing table receiving or processing feature is enabled and the system accepts routing updates from the network.
  3. Inspect routing table source validation settings
    Review the Ric Message Router configuration for any settings related to source validation, authentication, or verification of routing table origins. Look for parameters controlling trust of incoming routing data.
    Affected if No source validation, authentication, or verification mechanism is configured for incoming routing tables.
  4. Check for digital signature or MAC verification
    Examine whether cryptographic validation (digital signatures, MACs, or certificate-based authentication) is enabled for routing table imports. Look for relevant security configuration options.
    Affected if Cryptographic validation of routing table sources is not implemented or is disabled.

You are affected if the O Ran Sc Ric Message Router version is exactly 4.9.0 and the system accepts routing table updates without validating the source.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement cryptographic validation of routing table sources (e.g., digital signatures, MACs, or certificate-based authentication) and verify the identity of senders before accepting routing updates.

Fix this in Ric Message Router Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation8.0 h
  • Implementation24.0 h
  • Testing16.0 h
  • Review / QA8.0 h
56.0 hours of engineering $9,760
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