🛡️ CVE-2023-40449
🟡 CVSS 5.5 — Medium ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-119 NVD
5.5
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, macOS Monterey 12.7.1, iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.6.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1. An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

Details

Severity MEDIUM
CVSS Score 5.5
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE CWE-119
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2023-10-25
Updated 2026-06-08
Modified 2024-11-21
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
ipados 17.0 17.1
iphone-os 17.0 17.1
macos 14.0 14.1

References

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/19
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/21
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/23
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/26
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213981
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213982
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213983
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213985
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/19
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/21
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/23
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/26
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213983
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213985
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213981
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213982
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213983
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213985

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