Unauthenticated MME crash via unsupported PDN type
Published Aug 10, 2025 · Updated Aug 15, 2025
Improper resource handling in Open5GS 2.7.0 through 2.7.5 allows remote attackers to crash the MME with a malformed NAS message. esm_handle_pdn_connectivity_request accepts an unsupported PDN type and copies it into session state, causing a fatal assertion during S11 session-request construction. The attacker must reach the MME's S1AP interface; the resulting process abort interrupts LTE mobility management.
Summary
What happened
Improper resource handling in Open5GS 2.7.0 through 2.7.5 allows remote attackers to crash the MME with a malformed NAS message. esm_handle_pdn_connectivity_request accepts an unsupported PDN type and copies it into session state, causing a fatal assertion during S11 session-request construction. The attacker must reach the MME's S1AP interface; the resulting process abort interrupts LTE mobility management.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-8800
- Published
- Aug 10, 2025
- Updated
- Aug 15, 2025
- Vendor
- Open5GS
- Product
- Open5GS
- Classifications
- CWE-404, T1499
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 10, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 15, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=2.7.0
- Affected versionversion=2.7.1
- Affected versionversion=2.7.2
- Affected versionversion=2.7.3
- Affected versionversion=2.7.4
- Affected versionversion=2.7.5
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What is affected?
Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Malformed PDN type MME crash reproductionproof of concept · demonstrated
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