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Destination Breadth

Destination Breadth

The Destination Breadth factor measures how wide the destination address range is. This factor carries a higher default cap than Source Breadth because destination breadth directly indicates blast radius - the number of hosts an attacker could reach if the flow is exploited.

Default max contribution: 30 points.

Scoring table

CIDR PrefixBase PointsWith Public IP Bonus (+5)Example
/0 (any)30 (max)-0.0.0.0/0
/1 - /825308.0.0.0/8
/9 - /161823172.16.0.0/16
/17 - /241015192.168.1.0/24
/25 - /3151010.0.0.0/28
/32 (host)058.8.8.8

Public IP bonus

A +5 point bonus is added when the destination address is a public IP. The bonus is larger than the source equivalent (+3) because exposing services to or toward public destinations carries greater risk.

The same reserved-range exclusions apply - RFC 1918 private, loopback, link-local, and multicast addresses do not receive the bonus.

Clamping

After adding the public IP bonus, the total is clamped to the factor's maximum (30 by default). For example, a /1 prefix (25 base) with a public IP bonus (+5) reaches exactly 30. A /0 prefix already hits the cap at 30, so no bonus is applied.