Free5gc allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via the free5gc-compose component

published 2023-11-16 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-q27h-hw2v-x5jm , EUVD-2023-3014

cvss: 5.5; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 16%
public exploits: 0; none known

An issue in Free5gc v.3.3.0 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via the free5gc-compose component.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-08-12)

Exploit prediction

0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc/issues/501 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
go	github.com/free5gc/free5gc	<=3.3.0	no fix listed

Classification

Weakness

CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

References

github.com /free5gc/free5gc/issues/501
web, exploit, issue-tracking
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47025
advisory
github.com /free5gc/free5gc
package

Sources

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Summary