Mobile Threat Catalogue

Physical Attacks on Network Infrastructure

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Threat Category: Carrier Infrastructure

ID: CEL-31

Threat Description: Carrier infrastructure can be compromised by physical access to the network components.

Threat Origin

LTE Architecture Overview and Security Analysis (Draft NISTIR 8071) 1

Exploit Examples

Not Applicable

CVE Examples

Not Applicable

Possible Countermeasures

Mobile Network Operator

Implement industry standard physical security mitigations

References

  1. J. Cichonski, J.M. Franklin, and M. Bartock, NIST Special Publication 800-187: Guide to LTE Security, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 2017; https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/SpecialPublications/NIST.SP.800-187.pdf [Accessed 3/29/2022] ↩