# CVE-2023-50570: An issue in the component IPAddressBitsDivision of IPAddress v5.1.0 leads to an infinite loop.

- Also known as: GHSA-QPHF-W3CQ-JPMX
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-12-29 · Updated: 2024-09-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/seancfoley/IPAddress/issues/118

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