# CVE-2023-49391: free5GC AMF denial of service vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-49391-free5gc-amf-denial-of-service-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-12-22  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-49391 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-12-22

free5GC AMF denial of service vulnerability

Technologies: [github.com/free5gc/amf (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-free5gc-amf). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-49391 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-49391 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-49391?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 22 December 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/free5gc/amf (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,last_affected=1.2.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-49391?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-49391?** Check whether you run github.com/free5gc/amf (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- github.com/free5gc/amf (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,last_affected=1.2.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-49391
- GHSA-jcrr-rr6w-8c83

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