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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 30, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2011-2601

CVE-2011-2601

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.

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Affected products

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  • Apple Inc./Mac OS X2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)

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