![]() “Plex’s startup processes unintentionally expose a Plex UPnP-enabled service registration responder to the general Internet, where it can be abused to generate reflection/amplification DDoS attacks,” said Netscout researchers in a Thursday alert. ![]() The company’s alert warns owners of devices that ship with Plex Media Server, a web application for Windows, macOS, and Linux and variants customized for special-purpose platforms such as network-attached storage (NAS) devices and digital media players. ![]() Netscout reported that amplified PMSSDP DDoS attacks detected since November 2020 have been using UDP/32414 SSDP HTTP/U responses from exposed broadband Internet access routers and redirected towards attackers targets. On Wednesday Network monitoring firm Netscout published an alert warning of an exploit against Plex Media Server. DDoS-for-hire services have found a way to use Plex Media Servers as a UDP reflection/amplification vector in Distributed Denial of Service attacks.
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