Infinite loop in IPAddress - CVE-2023-50570

 

Infinite loop in IPAddress - CVE-2023-50570

Published: March 5, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU87109
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-50570
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop. A local user can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.


Affected software

IPAddress
Cloud Pak for Network Automation

How to mitigate CVE-2023-50570

Install updates from vendor's website.

IPAddress - update to 5.2.0
Cloud Pak for Network Automation - update to 2.7

External References

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