{"id":"https://openalex.org/W4416549229","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3719027.3765206","title":"Uncovering Hidden Paths in 5G: Exploiting Protocol Tunneling and Network Boundary Bridging","display_name":"Uncovering Hidden Paths in 5G: Exploiting Protocol Tunneling and Network Boundary Bridging","publication_year":2025,"publication_date":"2025-11-19","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W4416549229","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3719027.3765206"},"language":null,"primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1145/3719027.3765206","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3719027.3765206","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the 2025 ACM SIGSAC Conference on Computer and Communications Security","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"conference-paper","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"gold","oa_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3719027.3765206","any_repository_has_fulltext":null},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5034768977","display_name":"Altaf Shaik","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2657-6975"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4577782","display_name":"Technische Universit\u00e4t Berlin","ror":"https://ror.org/03v4gjf40","country_code":"DE","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4577782"]}],"countries":["DE"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Altaf Shaik","raw_affiliation_strings":["Technische Universit\u00e4t Berlin, Berlin, Germany"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2657-6975","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Technische Universit\u00e4t Berlin, Berlin, Germany","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4577782"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5120421363","display_name":"Robert Jaschek","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5115-761X"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4577782","display_name":"Technische Universit\u00e4t Berlin","ror":"https://ror.org/03v4gjf40","country_code":"DE","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4577782"]}],"countries":["DE"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Robert Jaschek","raw_affiliation_strings":["Technische Universit\u00e4t Berlin, Berlin, Germany"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5115-761X","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Technische Universit\u00e4t Berlin, Berlin, Germany","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4577782"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5001159554","display_name":"Jean\u2010Pierre Seifert","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5372-4825"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4577782","display_name":"Technische Universit\u00e4t Berlin","ror":"https://ror.org/03v4gjf40","country_code":"DE","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4577782"]}],"countries":["DE"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Jean-Pierre Seifert","raw_affiliation_strings":["Technische Universit\u00e4t Berlin, Berlin, Germany"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5372-4825","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Technische Universit\u00e4t Berlin, Berlin, Germany","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4577782"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":1,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4577782"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":null,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":1,"citation_normalized_percentile":null,"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":"231","last_page":"245"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10714","display_name":"Software-Defined Networks and 5G","score":0.782800018787384,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10714","display_name":"Software-Defined Networks and 5G","score":0.782800018787384,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11424","display_name":"Security and Verification in Computing","score":0.024700000882148743,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1702","display_name":"Artificial Intelligence"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10400","display_name":"Network Security and Intrusion Detection","score":0.02239999920129776,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/bridging","display_name":"Bridging (networking)","score":0.8202999830245972},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/traverse","display_name":"Traverse","score":0.6491000056266785},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/exploit","display_name":"Exploit","score":0.5098999738693237},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/protocol","display_name":"Protocol (science)","score":0.4797999858856201},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/boundary","display_name":"Boundary (topology)","score":0.3700999915599823},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/reachability","display_name":"Reachability","score":0.34279999136924744}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C174348530","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188635","display_name":"Bridging (networking)","level":2,"score":0.8202999830245972},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C31258907","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1301371","display_name":"Computer network","level":1,"score":0.7142999768257141},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C176809094","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15401496","display_name":"Traverse","level":2,"score":0.6491000056266785},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.6445000171661377},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C165696696","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11287","display_name":"Exploit","level":2,"score":0.5098999738693237},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780385302","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q367158","display_name":"Protocol (science)","level":3,"score":0.4797999858856201},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C120314980","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180634","display_name":"Distributed computing","level":1,"score":0.4749999940395355},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C62354387","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q875399","display_name":"Boundary (topology)","level":2,"score":0.3700999915599823},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C136643341","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1361526","display_name":"Reachability","level":2,"score":0.34279999136924744},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C5038329","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1142907","display_name":"Core network","level":2,"score":0.34119999408721924},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2164484","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5170150","display_name":"Core (optical fiber)","level":2,"score":0.329800009727478},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780719617","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1030752","display_name":"Salient","level":2,"score":0.31279999017715454},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C120398109","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q175751","display_name":"Quantum tunnelling","level":2,"score":0.3005000054836273},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2775941552","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25212305","display_name":"Isolation (microbiology)","level":2,"score":0.26820001006126404},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127413603","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11023","display_name":"Engineering","level":0,"score":0.265500009059906},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C184720557","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7825049","display_name":"Topology (electrical circuits)","level":2,"score":0.265500009059906}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1145/3719027.3765206","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3719027.3765206","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the 2025 ACM SIGSAC Conference on Computer and Communications Security","raw_type":"proceedings-article"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"doi:10.1145/3719027.3765206","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3719027.3765206","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the 2025 ACM SIGSAC Conference on Computer and Communications Security","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"sustainable_development_goals":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":21,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W2010579408","https://openalex.org/W2031427758","https://openalex.org/W2061036215","https://openalex.org/W2107187535","https://openalex.org/W2132187255","https://openalex.org/W2159342279","https://openalex.org/W2165988451","https://openalex.org/W2728481730","https://openalex.org/W2929535634","https://openalex.org/W2932741641","https://openalex.org/W2963061006","https://openalex.org/W2987215725","https://openalex.org/W3008993478","https://openalex.org/W3157712399","https://openalex.org/W3176721475","https://openalex.org/W3177044699","https://openalex.org/W4287122280","https://openalex.org/W4311802933","https://openalex.org/W4376644880","https://openalex.org/W4405181358","https://openalex.org/W4411337761"],"related_works":[],"abstract_inverted_index":{"5G":[0,72],"networks":[1],"are":[2,27],"designed":[3],"with":[4,67],"a":[5],"clear":[6],"separation":[7],"between":[8],"control":[9],"and":[10,14,40,58,65],"user":[11,34],"planes,":[12],"interfaces,":[13],"core":[15],"functions\u2014each":[16],"expected":[17],"to":[18,62],"operate":[19],"within":[20],"isolated":[21],"trust":[22],"boundaries.":[23],"When":[24],"these":[25],"boundaries":[26],"not":[28],"properly":[29],"enforced,":[30],"malicious":[31],"traffic":[32],"from":[33],"equipment":[35],"can":[36,51],"traverse":[37],"unintended":[38],"paths":[39],"reach":[41],"sensitive":[42],"components.":[43],"This":[44],"work":[45],"demonstrates":[46],"how":[47],"an":[48],"attacker-controlled":[49],"UE":[50],"exploit":[52],"such":[53],"weaknesses":[54],"using":[55],"protocol":[56],"tunneling":[57],"network":[59],"boundary":[60],"bridging":[61],"bypass":[63],"isolation":[64],"interact":[66],"internal":[68],"elements":[69],"of":[70],"the":[71],"core.":[73]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2026-07-14T23:27:15.235271","created_date":"2025-11-23T00:00:00"}