OpenFlow Discovery Protocol Resource Exhaustion in SEL-4740 Software
CVE-2025-48016

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories

Status
Sel-5056 Software-defined Network Flow Controller
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 May 2025

What is CVE-2025-48016?

The OpenFlow discovery protocol in SEL-4740 Software lacks proper rate limiting mechanisms, allowing for excessive resource consumption. This can lead to degraded performance or potential service disruption. Network administrators should be aware of this issue to implement necessary safeguards and monitor resources effectively.

Affected Version(s)

SEL-5056 Software-Defined Network Flow Controller SEL Blueframe 0 < 2.16.0

SEL-5056 Software-Defined Network Flow Controller Windows 0 < 2.16.0

References

https://selinc.com/products/software/latest-software-vers...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2025-48016 : OpenFlow Discovery Protocol Resource Exhaustion in SEL-4740 Software