3.3
LOW
CVE-2025-8698
Open5GS AMF Service Assertion Vulnerability
Description

A vulnerability was found in Open5GS up to 2.7.5. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function amf_nsmf_pdusession_handle_release_sm_context of the file src/amf/nsmf-handler.c of the component AMF Service. The manipulation leads to reachable assertion. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 66bc558e417e70ae216ec155e4e81c14ae0ecf30. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 7, 2025, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 7, 2025, 9:26 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-8698 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Open5gs open5gs

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Aug. 07, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A vulnerability was found in Open5GS up to 2.7.5. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function amf_nsmf_pdusession_handle_release_sm_context of the file src/amf/nsmf-handler.c of the component AMF Service. The manipulation leads to reachable assertion. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 66bc558e417e70ae216ec155e4e81c14ae0ecf30. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CWE CWE-617
    Added Reference https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/commit/66bc558e417e70ae216ec155e4e81c14ae0ecf30
    Added Reference https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs/issues/4012
    Added Reference https://github.com/user-attachments/files/21356631/amf_nsmf_pdusession_handle_release_sm_context.zip
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.319128
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?id.319128
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?submit.621282
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