Sebb created NET-521:
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Summary: SubnetUtils.SubnetInfo.getAddressCount() can overflow as
it returns an int
Key: NET-521
URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NET-521
Project: Commons Net
Issue Type: Bug
Affects Versions: 3.3
Reporter: Sebb
The method SubnetUtils.SubnetInfo.getAddressCount() returns an int.
However a CIDR with 0 or 1 bits in the routing mask can represent more than
Integer.MAX_VALUE entries, so the method cannot currently return the correct
value.
Unfortunately, if the method were changed to return a long it would break
binary compatibility (the return type is part of the API signature).
One possible solution is to provide a new method which returns a long, and
deprecate the old method.
If the original method cannot return the correct value, it should probably
throw a runtime error.
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