Network service interruption via spoofed UDP amplification
Published Apr 25, 2023 · Updated Oct 21, 2025
Network amplification in Service Location Protocol implementations allows remote attackers to interrupt services via spoofed UDP traffic. Unauthenticated registration accepts arbitrary service entries, so a 29-byte request for all service types can trigger a response near 65,000 bytes. Exploitation requires a reachable SLP service on UDP port 427 and source-address spoofing; the reflector sends the amplified traffic to the chosen victim.
Summary
What happened
Network amplification in Service Location Protocol implementations allows remote attackers to interrupt services via spoofed UDP traffic. Unauthenticated registration accepts arbitrary service entries, so a 29-byte request for all service types can trigger a response near 65,000 bytes. Exploitation requires a reachable SLP service on UDP port 427 and source-address spoofing; the reflector sends the amplified traffic to the chosen victim.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-29552
- Published
- Apr 25, 2023
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- T1498.002
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 25, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Oct 21, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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Attacks
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Public exploit references
- SLPLOAD amplification verification toolfunctional · demonstrated
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Reported exploitation
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities listingknown exploited catalog
- Ongoing SLP reflection-amplification attacksreported exploitation
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