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
Various Sources
https://cellularsecurity.org/ransacked
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