# CVE-2024-51406: 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

- Severity: CVSS 6.2 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-11-01 · Updated: 2024-11-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/floodlight/floodlight/issues/870
- https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10246976
- https://github.com/floodlight/floodlight

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