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Routing Loop

nounid 3963·updated May 9, 2026
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A routing loop is where two or more poorly configured routers repeatedly exchange the same packet over and over.

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Entity Type

Vulnerability72%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Routing Loops
possessive
Routing Loop's
pluralpossessive
Routing Loops'

Framework definitions

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →
§1
A routing loop is where two or more poorly configured routers repeatedly exchange the same packet over and over.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
A routing loop is where two or more poorly configured routers repeatedly exchange the same packet over and over.
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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