CVE-2024-29461 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 6.3 Published Updated

A remote attacker can cause a denial of service in the Floodlight SDN OpenFlow Controller via the datapath id component.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-29461?

CVE-2024-29461 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Apr 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue in Floodlight SDN OpenFlow Controller v.1.2 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the datapath id component.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-29461?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Projectfloodlight Open Sdn Controller.

How do I fix CVE-2024-29461?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-29461 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2024-29461 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-29461 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vfpm-jx2c-63hf.

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