#VU81155 Resource exhaustion in macOS - CVE-2023-40441
Published: September 26, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU81155
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-40441
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
macOS
macOS
Software vendor:
Apple Inc.
Apple Inc.
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources in GPU Drivers. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website, trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.