Resource exhaustion in Apple Macos

CVE-2011-3336

regcomp in the BSD implementation of libc is vulnerable to denial of service due to stack exhaustion.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.065 (93.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cret@cert.org (mailing-list, Exploit, x_refsource_FULLDISC, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
  • cret@cert.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
  • cret@cert.org (mailing-list, Exploit, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
  • cret@cert.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-3336?
CVE-2011-3336 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-02-12.
How severe is CVE-2011-3336?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.