CVE-2023-29552
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
25/04/2023
Last modified:
31/10/2025
Description
The Service Location Protocol (SLP, RFC 2608) allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to register arbitrary services. This could allow the attacker to use spoofed UDP traffic to conduct a denial-of-service attack with a significant amplification factor.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.50
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:netapp:smi-s_provider:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:suse:manager_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:-:*:*:*:sap:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:15:*:*:*:*:-:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:15:*:*:*:*:sap:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:service_location_protocol_project:service_location_protocol:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://blogs.vmware.com/security/2023/04/vmware-response-to-cve-2023-29552-reflective-denial-of-service-dos-amplification-vulnerability-in-slp.html
- https://curesec.com/blog/article/CVE-2023-29552-Service-Location-Protocol-Denial-of-Service-Amplification-Attack-212.html
- https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2608
- https://github.com/curesec/slpload
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230426-0001/
- https://www.bitsight.com/blog/new-high-severity-vulnerability-cve-2023-29552-discovered-service-location-protocol-slp
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2023/04/25/abuse-service-location-protocol-may-lead-dos-attacks
- https://www.suse.com/support/kb/doc/?id=000021051
- https://blogs.vmware.com/security/2023/04/vmware-response-to-cve-2023-29552-reflective-denial-of-service-dos-amplification-vulnerability-in-slp.html
- https://curesec.com/blog/article/CVE-2023-29552-Service-Location-Protocol-Denial-of-Service-Amplification-Attack-212.html
- https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2608
- https://github.com/curesec/slpload
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230426-0001/
- https://www.bitsight.com/blog/new-high-severity-vulnerability-cve-2023-29552-discovered-service-location-protocol-slp
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2023/04/25/abuse-service-location-protocol-may-lead-dos-attacks
- https://www.suse.com/support/kb/doc/?id=000021051
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-29552