Is CVE-2011-2601 being actively exploited?

CVE-2011-2601 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-2601?

CVE-2011-2601 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.1 (HIGH).

CVE-2011-2601

HIGH · CVSS 7.1EPSS 1.6%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.1 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 1.6% (76th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2011-2584)
Published: June 30, 2011
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-2584 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

apple / mac os x

Certified products that may be affected

2 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Apple Mac OS X 10.6 - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0536-2010 - archived
Apple Mac OS X v10.3.6 and Apple Mac OS X Server V10.3.6 - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-0086-2005 - archived

References

http://www.contextis.com/resources/blog/webgl/(Exploit)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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