CVE-2023-29552: Service Location Protocol (SLP) Denial-of-Service Vulnerability
CVE-2023-29552 · Severity: critical · CVSS 7.5 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2023-11-08
The Service Location Protocol (SLP) allows unauthenticated, remote attackers to register arbitrary services. Attackers can leverage this to conduct reflective denial-of-service (DoS) attacks using spoofed UDP traffic with a significant amplification factor.
Quick answers
Is CVE-2023-29552 exploited in the wild?
Yes. CVE-2023-29552 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 8 November 2023. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2023-29552?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 8 November 2023.
Which products and versions are affected?
Service Location Protocol Project Service Location Protocol (SLP) -; VMware ESXi up to (excluding) 7.0; NetApp SMI-S Provider -; SUSE Manager Server -; and 1 more.
Is there a fix for CVE-2023-29552?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2023-29552 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a hosted service.
Am I affected by CVE-2023-29552?
Check whether you run Ietf Service Location Protocol (SLP). Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Affected products
Service Location Protocol Project Service Location Protocol (SLP) -