Obscure Network Protocol Has Flaw That Could Unleash DDoS

Service Location Protocol Amplifies Queries by Up to 2,200 Times
An obscure routing protocol codified during the 1990s has come roaring back to attention after researchers found a flaw that would allow attackers to initiate massive distributed denial-of-service attacks. Researchers from Bitsight and Curesec say they found a bug in Service Location Protocol.

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