CVE-2023-50570 Denial of service in n/a
An infinite loop in the IPAddress library can cause denial of service when developers supply invalid arguments to the IPAddressBitsDivision component.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-50570?
CVE-2023-50570 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Dec 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An issue in the component IPAddressBitsDivision of IPAddress v5.1.0 leads to an infinite loop. This is disputed because an infinite loop occurs only for cases in which the developer supplies invalid arguments. The product is not intended to always halt for contrived inputs.
Weakness: CWE-835
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-50570?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (1)
IPAddress openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 5.5.1-1.1 |
Products include Seancfoley Ipaddress.
How do I fix CVE-2023-50570?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2023-50570 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-50570 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as openSUSE-SU-2024:14468-1.