CVE-2024-34473
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 issue was discovered in appmgr in O-RAN Near-RT RIC I-Release. An attacker could register an unintended RMR message type during xApp registration to disrupt other service components.
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 confidenceA vulnerability in the appmgr component of O-RAN Near-RT RIC allows attackers to register unintended RMR (RIC Message Router) message types during xApp registration, potentially disrupting other service components.
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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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/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 O-RAN Near-RT RIC deploymentLocate the O-RAN Near-RT RIC platform in your environment and confirm the appmgr component is installed. Check system inventory or deployment manifests for the Near-RT RIC platform.Affected if O-RAN Near-RT RIC with appmgr component is present in the environment
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Check appmgr versionRetrieve the installed version of the appmgr component using package manager, container image tags, or system inventory tools. Compare against any available version information from your O-RAN vendor.Affected if The appmgr version is unknown or predates the CVE fix (no specific version range provided in advisory)
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Review xApp registration configurationExamine the appmgr configuration files and xApp registration mechanisms. Look for settings controlling RMR message type registration during xApp onboarding. Check if validation or authorization checks are explicitly defined for message type registration.Affected if No explicit validation or authorization checks are configured for RMR message type registration in xApp registration
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Inspect registered RMR message typesQuery the appmgr or RMR subsystem for currently registered message types. Review xApp registration logs or the xApp registry to identify all registered RMR message types.Affected if Unexpected or unauthorized RMR message types are registered that were not intended for legitimate xApps
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Verify xApp registration permissionsReview access controls, role-based permissions, or admission policies governing which applications can register xApps and define RMR message types.Affected if Any application or user can register xApps and associate arbitrary RMR message types without proper authorization
If the appmgr component in your O-RAN Near-RT RIC allows xApps to register arbitrary RMR message types without validation or authorization, your environment is affected by this vulnerability.
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 dataImplement strict validation and authorization checks during xApp registration to ensure only legitimate RMR message types can be registered by authorized applications.
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