CVE-2023-36998

HIGH

NextEPC MME <= 1.0.1 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The NextEPC MME <= 1.0.1 (fixed in commit a8492c9c5bc0a66c6999cb5a263545b32a4109df) contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the Emergency Number List decoding method. An attacker may send a NAS message containing an oversized Emergency Number List value to the MME to overwrite the stack with arbitrary bytes. An attacker with a cellphone connection to any base station managed by the MME may exploit this vulnerability without having to authenticate with the LTE core.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Various Sources
http://nextepc.com

Scores

CVSS v3 8.9
EPSS 0.0040
EPSS Percentile 31.6%
Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-121
Status published
Published Jan 22, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026