CVE-2024-57673

Summary

CVE-2024-57673 is a newly identified vulnerability affecting the floodlight v1.2 software. This issue permits a local attacker to inflict a denial of service (DoS) on the targeted system. The Topology Manager module and Linkdiscovery module are the specific components vulnerable to exploitation. An attacker can manipulate these modules to trigger the DoS condition, causing service disruptions and potential downtime for impacted networks. Organizations using floodlight v1.2 are advised to update to a patched version or implement mitigations as soon as possible to protect against potential attacks.

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