CVE-2011-2601

Published Jun 30, 2011

Last updated 13 years ago

Overview

Description: The GPU support functionality in Mac OS X does not properly restrict rendering time, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (desktop hang) via vectors involving WebGL and (1) shader programs or (2) complex 3D geometry, as demonstrated by using Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome to visit the lots-of-polys-example.html test page in the Khronos WebGL SDK.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Analyzed

Hype score: Not currently trending

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 7.1
Impact score: 6.9
Exploitability score: 8.6
Vector string: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-264

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "0FF5999A-9D12-4CDD-8DE9-A89C10B2D574"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References