Resource exhaustion in Apple iOS And Ipados
CVE-2023-40408
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Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (62.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 62nd percentile — 62.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple iOS And Ipados — versions unspecified
- Apple Ipados
- Apple Iphone OS
- Apple macOS — versions unspecified, 14.0
- Apple watchOS — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213988 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213982 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213984 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213988 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213981 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/23 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/19 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-40408?
- CVE-2023-40408 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-10-25.
- How severe is CVE-2023-40408?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.