Floodlight SDN Open Flow Controller 1.2 LLDP Packet authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Floodlight SDN Open Flow Controller 1.2. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component LLDP Packet Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-51406. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Floodlight SDN Open Flow Controller 1.2. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component LLDP Packet Handler. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. The impact remains unknown. CVE summarizes:

Floodlight SDN Open Flow Controller v.1.2 has an issue that allows local hosts to build fake LLDP packets that allow specific clusters to be missed by Floodlight, which in turn leads to missed hosts inside and outside the cluster.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-51406 since 10/28/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Floodlight

Name

SDN Open Flow Controller

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/28/2024 🔍
11/01/2024 +4 days 🔍
11/01/2024 +0 days 🔍
06/11/2025 +222 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 870
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-51406 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-51406
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-282682

Entryinfo

Created: 11/01/2024 15:51
Updated: 06/11/2025 16:41
Changes: 11/01/2024 15:51 (52), 11/05/2024 08:37 (12), 06/11/2025 16:41 (2)
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