CVE-2023-28180 Denial of service in macOS

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

A privileged network attacker can cause a denial-of-service in macOS due to improper memory handling.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-28180?

CVE-2023-28180 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 8 May 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A denial-of-service issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3. A user in a privileged network position may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28180?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Macos.

How do I fix CVE-2023-28180?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28180 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2023-28180 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28180 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-ccrw-rwvf-gh8w.

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