CVE-2024-24452
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 · uneditedAn invalid memory access when handling the ProtocolIE_ID field of E-RAB Release Indication messages in Athonet vEPC MME v11.4.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) to the cellular network by repeatedly initiating connections and sending a crafted payload.
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 confidenceAn invalid memory access vulnerability exists in Athonet vEPC MME v11.4.0 when parsing the ProtocolIE_ID field within E-RAB Release Indication messages. Attackers can trigger this flaw by repeatedly initiating connections and sending specially crafted payloads, causing the MME to crash or become unresponsive, resulting in a Denial of Service to the cellular network.
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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
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Athonet vEPC MME installationLocate the Athonet vEPC MME software in your environment. Check system inventory, running processes, or network function documentation for references to 'Athonet', 'vEPC', or 'MME'.Affected if Athonet vEPC MME is present in the environment
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Determine the installed versionCheck the installed Athonet vEPC MME version. Typically found in the software release notes, about page, or by running: software version display command, or inspecting the installation directory for version files.Affected if The installed version is exactly v11.4.0
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Verify S1-MME interface exposureReview network configuration to determine if the S1-MME interface (port 3642 or similar) is exposed to external or untrusted networks. Check firewall rules, ACLs, and interface bindings.Affected if The S1-MME interface is accessible from untrusted networks or the internet
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Check for MME crash or instability logsReview system logs, MME process logs, and network management alerts for any crashes, restarts, or unresponsiveness events. Look for logs mentioning 'E-RAB Release Indication' or 'ProtocolIE_ID' parsing failures.Affected if Recent logs show MME crashes or failures related to E-RAB Release Indication message processing
You are affected if you are running Athonet vEPC MME version 11.4.0 with the S1-MME interface exposed to networks where attackers can send crafted E-RAB Release Indication messages.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor-provided patch or update to a fixed version of Athonet vEPC MME. Implement network-level rate limiting and connection throttling on the S1-MME interface to reduce the attack surface while the patch is being deployed.
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