Application Termination Vulnerability in Apple iOS and macOS Products
CVE-2025-24123

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Apple
Status
Mac OS
Visionos
TV OS
iPad OS
Vendor
CVE Published:
27 January 2025

Summary

A vulnerability has been identified in certain Apple operating systems that arises during the file parsing process. When a file is parsed, the issue may lead to an unexpected termination of the application, potentially disrupting user experience and application functionality. Apple has addressed this vulnerability in the latest updates of iPadOS, iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS, ensuring improved checks during file parsing to mitigate the risk of app crashes.

Affected Version(s)

iOS and iPadOS < 18.3

iPadOS < 17.7

macOS < 14.7

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122069
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122073
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122072

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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