CVE-2025-24237: Buffer Overflow

Published Mar 31, 2025
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Updated

A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, iPadOS 17.7.6, macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5, visionOS 2.4, watchOS 11.4. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.

Other sources

Accessibility. A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction.

— Apple

AccountPolicy. This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.

— Apple

Accounts. This issue was addressed with improved data access restriction.

— Apple

AirDrop. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

— Apple

AirPlay. A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved input validation.

— Apple

Credit

Ron Masas(BREAKPOINT), Uri Katz (Oligo Security), Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Dominik Rath, Martin Kreichgauer(Google Chrome), Yutong Xiu@@Sou1gh0st, Denis Tokarev@@illusionofcha0s, Google Threat Analysis Group, wac(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), pattern-f@@pattern_F_, Jonathan Bar Or@@yo_yo_yo_jbo(Microsoft), an anonymous researcher, CVE-2024-9681, Andr.Ess, Kirin@@Pwnrin, LFY@@secsys(Fudan University), Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Wang Yu(Cyberserval), Michael (Biscuit) Thomas - @social.lol@@biscuit, Ian Beer(Google Project Zero), CVE-2024-48958, CVE-2025-27113, CVE-2024-56171, Alex Radocea(Supernetworks), Dave G.(Supernetworks), 风沐云烟@@binary_fmyy, Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc, Jimmy, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, @@RenwaX23, Syarif Muhammad Sajjad, Bing Shi(Alibaba Group), Wenchao Li(Alibaba Group), Xiaolong Bai(Alibaba Group), Luyi Xing(Indiana University Bloomington), Halle Winkler, Politepix theoffcuts.org, Andrew James Gonzalez, Bohdan Stasiuk@@bohdan_stasiuk, Apple, Gary Kwong, Paul Bakker(ParagonERP), Francisco Alonso@@revskills, rheza@@ginggilBesel, CVE-2025-24085, Jax Reissner, Richard Hyunho Im with routezero.security@@richeeta, YingQi Shi@@Mas0nShi(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab), Lukas Bernhard, Tashita Software Security, Xiangwei Zhang(Tencent Security YUNDING LAB), linjy(HKUS3Lab), chluo(WHUSecLab), Brendon Tiszka(Google Project Zero), Lehan Dilusha@@zafer, Zhongcheng Li(IES Red Team of ByteDance), Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Claudio Bozzato(Cisco Talos), Francesco Benvenuto(Cisco Talos), Jeffrey Hofmann, Ian Mckay@@iann0036, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), Nolan Astrein(Kandji), Stephan Casas, Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, Rodolphe BRUNETTI@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), Pietro Francesco Tirenna(Shielder), Davide Silvetti(Shielder), Abdel Adim Oisfi(Shielder), luckyu@@uuulucky, Rodolphe BRUNETTI@@eisw0lf, Manuel Fernandez (Stackhopper Security), ABC Research s.r.o., Murray Mike, mzzzz__, Dayton Pidhirney(Atredis Partners), Lyutoon, YenKoc, Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), Koh M. Nakagawa@@tsunek0h(FFRI Security Inc), Joseph Ravichandran@@0xjprx(MIT CSAIL), Kenneth Chew, Paweł Płatek (Trail(Bits), Alexia Wilson(Microsoft), Christine Fossaceca(Microsoft), Diamant Osmani & Valdrin Haliti [Kosovë], dbpeppe, Solitechworld, Pwn2car, Alhour@@NSAntoine, Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Kandji), (Kandji), Pedro Tôrres@@t0rr3sp3dr0, Noah Gregory (wts.dev), CVE-2023-27043, Jaydev Ahire, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Rodolphe Brunetti@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), Dolf Hoegaerts, Michiel Devliegere, K宝@@Pwnrin, Tong Liu@@Lyutoon_, 风(binary_fmyy), F00L, Dave G., zbleet(QI), Cristian Dinca(Computer Science), Romania, 风沐云烟 (binary_fmyy), Kirin, FlowerCode, Zhongquan Li@@Guluisacat, Pedro José Pereira Vieito / pvieito.com)@@pvieito, Alexander Heinrich@@Sn0wfreeze, SEEMOO, TU Darmstadt & Mathy Vanhoef@@vanhoefm, Jeroen Robben@@RobbenJeroen, DistriNet, KU Leuven, Vsevolod Kokorin (Slonser)(Solidlab), PixiePoint Security, Andreas Hegenberg (folivora.AI GmbH), Muhammad Zaid Ghifari (Mr.ZheeV), Kalimantan Utara, Florian Draschbacher, Dalibor Milanovic, Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(C), Chi Yuan Chang(ZUSO ART), taikosoup, Murray Mike(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), 风沐云烟@@binary_fmyy(Supernetworks), Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc(Supernetworks), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(OffSec), 风沐云烟 (binary_fmyy)(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab), Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab), Junsung <3(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative)

Affected Software

15 affected componentsFixes available
Apple iPadOS<17.7.6
Apple iPadOS>=18.0<18.4
Apple iPhone OS<18.4
Apple macOS>=13.0<13.7.5
Apple macOS>=14.0<14.7.5
Apple macOS>=15.0<15.4
Apple visionOS<2.4
Apple visionOS<2.4
2.4
Apple macOS Ventura<13.7.5
13.7.5
Apple iOS<18.4
18.4
Apple iPadOS<18.4
18.4
Apple macOS Sequoia<15.4
15.4
Apple macOS Sonoma<14.7.5
14.7.5
Apple iPadOS<17.7.6
17.7.6
Apple WatchOS<11.4
11.4

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 17.7.6
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.4
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 11.4
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 15.4
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 14.7.5
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 18.4
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 13.7.5
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in iOS 18.4
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in iPadOS 18.4
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in iPadOS 17.7.6
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4
  12. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.7.5
  13. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7.5
  14. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in visionOS 2.4
  15. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in watchOS 11.4

Event History

Mar 31, 2025
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:22 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:22 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·11:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-24237?

CVE-2025-24237 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential for unexpected system termination.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-24237?

To address CVE-2025-24237, update your device to one of the fixed versions: visionOS 2.4, macOS Ventura 13.7.5, iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, macOS Sequoia 15.4, or macOS Sonoma 14.7.5.

3

Which Apple devices are affected by CVE-2025-24237?

CVE-2025-24237 affects various Apple devices running versions of visionOS, macOS, iOS, and iPadOS prior to the specified fix versions.

4

What kind of issue does CVE-2025-24237 potentially cause?

CVE-2025-24237 can lead to unexpected system termination when exploited.

5

Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-24237?

Yes, patches are available in the latest software updates for the affected Apple products.

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