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.

Atlassian Floodlight Atlassian Floodlight Controller version 1.2 and earlier versions contains a Denial of Service vulnerability in Forwarding module that can result in Improper type cast in Forwarding module allows remote attackers to cause a DoS(thread crash).. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity (Remote attack).