CVE-2023-28188

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Published Sep 6, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A denial-of-service issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3. A remote user may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Apple

macOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 13.3

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-31896	A denial-of-service issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3. A remote user may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.829% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213670
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213670

History

Sep 26, 2024 9:30 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Apple Macos

Weaknesses

CWE-400

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 13, 2025, 4:48 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apple
Published: Sep 6, 2023, 1:36 AM
Updated: Feb 13, 2025, 4:48 PM
Reserved: Mar 13, 2023, 6:37 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 12:30 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 12:30 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:47 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 6, 2023, 2:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:47 AM

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Red Hat No data

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