01 Record
CVE-2024-23259
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.6 and iPadOS 16.7.6, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4. Processing web content may lead to a denial-of-service.
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: apple
CNA base score6.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
02 Description
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.6 and iPadOS 16.7.6, iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4, macOS Sonoma 14.4. Processing web content may lead to a denial-of-service.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.85% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 57.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2024-03-08 01:36Z2 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-04-02 18:27Z6 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2024-01-12
- Assigning CNA
- apple
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 6.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource ConsumptionClass
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- b16c65dccf96a26b3da60246d15a747038a4b52ff55e663b8ccc2c07e46bcd5e
05 Affected products
06 References
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/120880
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/120893
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/120895
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214081
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214082
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214084
- seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/21
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT214084
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT214082
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT214081