An issue in Floodlight SDN OpenFlow Controller v.1.2 allows a remote attacker to cause a…
Priority MEDIUM 61CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An issue in Floodlight SDN OpenFlow Controller v.1.2 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the datapath id component.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00512 43rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:projectfloodlight:open_sdn_controller:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2 | Vulnerable | projectfloodlight |
- cpe:2.3:a:projectfloodlight:open_sdn_controller:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·projectfloodlight
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-29461
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vfpm-jx2c-63hf
References
More projectfloodlight Open Sdn Controller vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-34355 Floodlight SDN Open Flow Controller v.1.2 has an issue that allows local hosts to build… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.2
- TI-2014-01827 A vulnerability in version 0.90 of the Open Floodlight SDN controller software could… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2013-05998 A vulnerability in version 0.90 of the Open Floodlight SDN controller software could… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-29461 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-29461 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vfpm-jx2c-63hf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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