Ericsson Packet Core Controller (PCC) - Improper Handling of Syntactically Invalid Structure Vulnerability

Summary

CVECVE-2024-53828
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerERIC
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-04-01 10:16:14 UTC
Updated2026-04-01 14:23:37 UTC
DescriptionEricsson Packet Core Controller (PCC) versions prior to 1.38 contain a vulnerability where an attacker sending a large volume of specially crafted messages may cause service degradation.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.3 MEDIUM from 85b1779b-6ecd-4f52-bcc5-73eac4659dcf

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

EPSS: 0.000160000 probability, percentile 0.033390000 (date 2026-04-01)

Problem Types: CWE-228 | CWE-228 CWE-228


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.185b1779b-6ecd-4f52-bcc5-73eac4659dcfSecondary5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.1CNACVSS5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Ericsson Packet Core Controller PCC affected 1.38 1.38 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.ericsson.com/en/about-us/security/psirt/CVE-2024-53828 85b1779b-6ecd-4f52-bcc5-73eac4659dcf www.ericsson.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) (en)

CNA: The UK Telecoms Lab (UKTL) (en)

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