CVE-2026-25657 (GCVE-0-2026-25657)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-05 11:03 – Updated: 2026-06-05 11:03
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Title
Ericsson Packet Core Gateway (PCG) - Improper Handling of Syntactically Invalid Structure Vulnerability
Summary
Ericsson Packet Core Gateway (PCG) versions prior to 1.30 contain an Improper Handling of Syntactically Invalid Structure (CWE-228) vulnerability where an attacker continuously sending a specially crafted message can cause service degradation. The impact continues as long the attack persists but the system recovers from the crashes when the attack stops.
Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Ericsson Packet Core Gateway (PCG) Affected: 0 , < 1.30 (1.30)
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Credits
Clemens Keil, Manfred Heinz, Patrick Walker of BDO Cyber Security GmbH BSI 5G/6G Security Lab TEMIS (Federal Office for Information Security, Germany)
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