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GHSA-59hj-62f5-fgmc

MEDIUM

free5GC vulnerable to malformed NGAP message crashing the AMF and NGAP decoders

Also known asCVE-2022-43677GO-2022-1083
Published
Oct 24, 2022
Updated
Nov 8, 2023
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
None yet
Exploits
1 known

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
0.7%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk49th percentile+0.66%
0.00%0.41%0.81%1.22%0.1%0.7%Dec 25Apr 26Jun 26

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.

Blast Radius

1 pkg affected
🐹github.com/free5gc/free5gc

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Go packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

In free5GC 3.2.1, a malformed NGAP message can crash the AMF and NGAP decoders via an index-out-of-range panic in aper.GetBitString.

Affected Packages

1 total
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
🐹Gogithub.com/free5gc/free5gcall versionsNo fix
Exploits & PoCs
1

Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency
  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/free5gc/free5gc. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.

  2. Remediation status

    No patched version of github.com/free5gc/free5gc has shipped for GHSA-59hj-62f5-fgmc yet. Where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range, and apply any maintainer-recommended mitigation.

  3. Mitigate without a patch

    If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-59hj-62f5-fgmc is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Tailored to GHSA-59hj-62f5-fgmc. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

In free5GC 3.2.1, a malformed NGAP message can crash the AMF and NGAP decoders via an index-out-of-range panic in `aper.GetBitString`.
O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

Is GHSA-59hj-62f5-fgmc in your dependencies?

O3 detects GHSA-59hj-62f5-fgmc across Go dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.

GHSA-59hj-62f5-fgmc: free5gc (Medium 5.5) | O3 Security