SLP flaw allows DDoS attacks with an amplification factor as high as 2200 times

A flaw in the Service Location Protocol (SLP), tracked as CVE-2023-29552, can allow to carry out powerful DDoS attacks. A high-severity security vulnerability (CVE-2023-29552, CVSS score: 8.6) impacting the Service Location Protocol (SLP) can be exploited by threat actors to conduct powerful volumetric DDoS attacks. The Service Location Protocol (SLP) is a legacy service discovery […]

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