VulnerabilityPublished 12 Nov 2024Updated 13 Nov 2024

CVE-2024-51179: Open · Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

Source CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

7.5High

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 64% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the impacted component.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: High: There is total loss of availability, resulting in the attacker being able to fully deny access to resources in the impacted component; this loss is either sustained (while the attacker continues to deliver the attack) or persistent (the condition persists even after the attack has completed). Alternatively, the attacker has the ability to deny some availability, but the loss of availability presents a direct, serious consequence to the impacted component (e.g., the attacker cannot disrupt existing connections, but can prevent new connections; the attacker can repeatedly exploit a vulnerability that, in each instance of a successful attack, leaks a only small amount of memory, but after repeated exploitation causes a service to become completely unavailable).

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 12 Nov 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

AI-suggested

Organizations using Open 5GS version 2.7.1 should immediately assess their exposure to this vulnerability. Since no official patches are currently available, operators should implement network-level protections such as filtering and rate-limiting traffic directed at the UPF and SMF interfaces to mitigate potential exploitation. Deploying intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDS/IPS) with signatures tuned to detect anomalous PDU session establishment requests can help identify and block attack attempts. Network segmentation and isolation of NFV components can limit the blast radius of an attack. Monitoring system logs and performance metrics for signs of instability or crashes in UPF and SMF functions is critical for early detection. Operators should stay informed on updates from the Open 5GS project and apply patches promptly once released. Additionally, conducting regular security audits and penetration testing focused on 5G core network components will improve overall resilience against similar vulnerabilities.

Description

An issue in Open 5GS v.2.7.1 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the Network Function Virtualizations (NFVs) such as the User Plane Function (UPF) and the Session Management Function (SMF), The Packet Data Unit (PDU) session establishment process.

Impact

The primary impact of CVE-2024-51179 is a denial of service condition affecting 5G core network functions, specifically the UPF and SMF, which are essential for managing user data sessions. Successful exploitation can disrupt the establishment of PDU sessions, leading to service outages or degraded network performance. This can affect mobile network operators, service providers, and enterprises relying on Open 5GS for their 5G infrastructure. The disruption could result in loss of connectivity for end users, impacting voice, data, and IoT services. Given the critical role of 5G networks in modern communications, such outages could have cascading effects on emergency services, industrial automation, and other latency-sensitive applications. While confidentiality and integrity are not directly impacted, the availability degradation poses a significant operational risk. The lack of authentication requirements and remote exploitability increase the likelihood of attacks, potentially by opportunistic attackers or nation-state actors targeting telecommunications infrastructure.

CWE-404Improper Resource Shutdown or Release (opens in a new tab)
Class weaknessLikelihood of exploit: Medium
The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use.
Requirements · Language Selection
Use a language that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
Implementation
It is good practice to be responsible for freeing all resources you allocate and to be consistent with how and where you free memory in a function. If you allocate memory that you intend to free upon completion of the function, you must be sure to free the memory at all exit points for that function including error…
Implementation
Memory should be allocated/freed using matching functions such as malloc/free, new/delete, and new[]/delete[].
Attack patterns
TCP Fragmentation (opens in a new tab)
UDP Fragmentation (opens in a new tab)
ICMP Fragmentation (opens in a new tab)
BlueSmacking (opens in a new tab)
Flooding (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

github.com/Lakshmirnr/CVE-2024-51179 (opens in a new tab)

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AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 26 Feb 2026, 01:24 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-404

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