What is CVE-2024-46921?

CVE-2024-46921 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Exynos 1080, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-01-13.

How severe is CVE-2024-46921?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Samsung Exynos 1080

CVE-2024-46921

An issue was discovered in Samsung Mobile Processor and Modem Exynos 9820, 9825, 980, 990, 1080, 2100, 1280, 2200, 1330, 1380, 1480, 2400, 9110, W1000, Modem 5123, Modem 5300, Modem 5400. UE does not limit the number of attempts for the RRC Setup procedure in the 5G SA, leading to a denial of service (battery-drain attack).

EPSS: 0.003 (21.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

References

cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-46921?: CVE-2024-46921 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Exynos 1080, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-01-13.
How severe is CVE-2024-46921?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.