Resource exhaustion in Apple iOS And Ipados
CVE-2023-40441
A resource exhaustion issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. Processing web content may lead to a denial-of-service.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (64.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 64.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.011 · change: +0.002
Affected products
- Apple iOS And Ipados — versions unspecified
- Apple Ipados
- Apple Iphone OS
- Apple macOS — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213938 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213940 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/8 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/3 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-40441?
- CVE-2023-40441 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-09-27.
- How severe is CVE-2023-40441?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.