CVE-2023-32844 is a remote denial-of-service vulnerability in MediaTek 5G modems, stemming from improper error handling when processing malformed RRC messages. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), indicating it can be exploited remotely without user interaction or special privileges, leading to a system crash. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered significant community attention and media coverage, including its association with the "5Ghoul" attack.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:nr15:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:nr16:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mediatek:nr17:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.