CVE-2026-25657 (GCVE-0-2026-25657)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-05 11:03 – Updated: 2026-06-05 20:11
VLAI?
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 ?
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ericsson | Packet Core Gateway (PCG) |
Affected:
0 , < 1.30
(1.30)
|
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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