What is CVE-2023-32385?

CVE-2023-32385 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-06-23.

How severe is CVE-2023-32385?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Apple iOS And Ipados

CVE-2023-32385

A denial-of-service issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5, macOS Ventura 13.4. Opening a PDF file may lead to unexpected app termination.

Published 2023-06-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (12.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 13th percentile — 12.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple iOS And Ipados — versions unspecified
Apple Ipados
Apple Iphone OS
Apple macOS — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

References

support.apple.com/en-us/HT213758 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213757 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-32385?: CVE-2023-32385 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-06-23.
How severe is CVE-2023-32385?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.