CVE-2024-24455 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2024-24455

An invalid memory access when handling a UE Context Release...

Vulnerability Description

An invalid memory access when handling a UE Context Release message containing an invalid UE identifier 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • This vulnerability was discovered by Bennett, N., Zhu, W., Simon, B., Kennedy, R., Enck, W., Traynor, P., Butler, K. (2024). RANsacked: A Domain-Informed Approach for Fuzzing LTE and 5G RAN-Core Interfaces. https://nathanielbennett.com/publications/ransacked.pdf

Affected Vendor

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)

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Affected Software

HPE Athonet Core
Vulnerable Versions:
HPE Athonet Core 11.0

Timeline

Official Publish: November 15th, 2024
Last Modified: August 26th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.