---
type: "term"
title: "UDP Flood"
description: "A network layer denial of service attack that overwhelms a target with UDP packets, consuming bandwidth and processing resources."
resource: "tlctc:term:udp-flood"
tags:
  - "glossary"
---
# UDP Flood

A network-layer denial of service attack that overwhelms a target with UDP packets, consuming bandwidth and processing resources. In TLCTC: maps to `#6 Flooding Attack` — volume exceeding finite network/processing capacity.

**Reference:** V1.9.1 Buzz-Word Refinement (#6)

See also: Flooding Attack (#6), DDoS, SYN Flood