CVE-2023-40422 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Apple macOS, specifically fixed in macOS Sonoma 14, where an application could cause system instability due to improved memory handling. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), it requires local access and user interaction (UI:R) to exploit, potentially leading to a denial-of-service (A:H) without impacting confidentiality or integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low current threat level.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 14.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 14CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.