What is CVE-2023-42983?

CVE-2023-42983 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2025-04-11.

How severe is CVE-2023-42983?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Apple Macos

CVE-2023-42983

Processing a file may lead to a denial-of-service or potentially disclose memory contents. This issue is fixed in macOS 14. The issue was addressed with improved checks.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.002 (10.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H.

Affected products

Apple Macos — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

product-security@apple.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-42983?: CVE-2023-42983 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2025-04-11.
How severe is CVE-2023-42983?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.