What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-42941?

CVE-2023-42941 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.8 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

Which versions of Ipados are affected by CVE-2023-42941?

Organizations using The should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2023-42941, a resource exhaustion vulnerability rated CVSS 4.8. Service availability could be impacted.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2023-42941?

During next maintenance window: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches when convenient. Monitor vendor channels for patch availability.

Ipados CVE-2023-42941

MEDIUM

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)

2024-01-10 product-security@apple.com

Denial Of Service Apple Ipados Iphone Os iOS

4.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.8 MEDIUM

AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 19:34 vuln.today

CVE Published

Jan 10, 2024 - 22:15 nvd

MEDIUM 4.8

DescriptionCVE.org

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to perform a denial-of-service attack using crafted Bluetooth packets.

AnalysisAI

The issue was addressed with improved checks. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.8). No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400), which allows attackers to cause denial of service by exhausting system resources. The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to perform a denial-of-service attack using crafted Bluetooth packets. Affected products include: Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement rate limiting, set resource quotas, validate input sizes, use timeouts.