CEL-7 · Mobile Threat Catalogue
Archived: 2026-04-06 01:00:00 UTC
Mobile Threat Catalogue
Jamming Device Radio Interface
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Threat Category: Cellular Air Interface
ID: CEL-7
Threat Description: An attacker jams the mobile device by broadcasting in close proximity to the mobile device
to prevent communication with the base station.
Threat Origin
Analysis and Mitigation of Interference to the LTE Physical Control Format Indicator Channel 1
Researchers exploit cellular tech flaws to intercept phone calls 2
Exploit Examples
Not Applicable
CVE Examples
Not Applicable
Possible Countermeasures
Mobile Device User
Detect, locate and deactivate the device interfering with the radio interface.
Enterprise
Detect, locate and deactivate the device interfering with the radio interface.
Mobile Network Operator
Detect, locate and deactivate the device interfering with the radio interface.
References
https://pages.nist.gov/mobile-threat-catalogue/cellular-threats/CEL-7.html
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1. J. Kakar et al. “Analysis and Mitigation of Interference to the LTE Physical Control Format Indicator
Channel”, in Proceedings of 2014 IEEE Military Communications Conference, 2014, pp. 228-234
https://ur.booksc.me/book/41779255/a4e867 [accessed 8/1/2022] ↩
2. J. Vijayan, “Researchers Exploit Cellular Tech Flaws to Intercept Phone Calls”, ComputerWorld, 1 Aug.
2013; http://www.computerworld.com/article/2484538/cybercrime-hacking/researchers-exploit-cellular-tech-flaws-to-intercept-phone-calls.html [accessed 8/23/2016] ↩
Source: https://pages.nist.gov/mobile-threat-catalogue/cellular-threats/CEL-7.html
https://pages.nist.gov/mobile-threat-catalogue/cellular-threats/CEL-7.html
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