CVE-2025-30432: Buffer Overflow

Published Mar 31, 2025
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Updated

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, iPadOS 17.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5, tvOS 18.4, visionOS 2.4, watchOS 11.4. A malicious app may be able to attempt passcode entries on a locked device and thereby cause escalating time delays after 4 failures.

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

Uri Katz (Oligo Security), Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), 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, LFY@@secsys(Fudan University), Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), 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, Bing Shi(Alibaba Group), Wenchao Li(Alibaba Group), Xiaolong Bai(Alibaba Group), Luyi Xing(Indiana University Bloomington), Halle Winkler, Politepix theoffcuts.org, Kirin@@Pwnrin, Bohdan Stasiuk@@bohdan_stasiuk, Gary Kwong, Paul Bakker(ParagonERP), Francisco Alonso@@revskills, rheza@@ginggilBesel, Ron Masas(BREAKPOINT), Dominik Rath, Martin Kreichgauer(Google Chrome), Yutong Xiu@@Sou1gh0st, Andr.Ess, Wang Yu(Cyberserval), @@RenwaX23, Syarif Muhammad Sajjad, Andrew James Gonzalez, Apple, 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, Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, mzzzz__, Muhammad Zaid Ghifari (Mr.ZheeV), Kalimantan Utara, Alexia Wilson(Microsoft), Christine Fossaceca(Microsoft), Alhour@@NSAntoine, Florian Draschbacher, Dalibor Milanovic, Jaydev Ahire, Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(C), Chi Yuan Chang(ZUSO ART), taikosoup, Alexander Heinrich@@Sn0wfreeze, SEEMOO, TU Darmstadt & Mathy Vanhoef@@vanhoefm, Jeroen Robben@@RobbenJeroen, DistriNet, KU Leuven, Vsevolod Kokorin (Slonser)(Solidlab), Zhongcheng Li(IES Red Team of ByteDance), Claudio Bozzato(Cisco Talos), Francesco Benvenuto(Cisco Talos), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), Nolan Astrein(Kandji), Stephan Casas, Rodolphe BRUNETTI@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), Pietro Francesco Tirenna(Shielder), Davide Silvetti(Shielder), Abdel Adim Oisfi(Shielder), Manuel Fernandez (Stackhopper Security), Murray Mike(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), ABC Research s.r.o., Joseph Ravichandran@@0xjprx(MIT CSAIL), Kenneth Chew, Paweł Płatek (Trail(Bits), 风沐云烟@@binary_fmyy(Supernetworks), Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc(Supernetworks), Diamant Osmani & Valdrin Haliti [Kosovë], dbpeppe, Solitechworld, Pwn2car, Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Kandji), (Kandji), Pedro Tôrres@@t0rr3sp3dr0, Noah Gregory (wts.dev), Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Dolf Hoegaerts, Michiel Devliegere, Dave G., zbleet(QI), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(OffSec), 风沐云烟 (binary_fmyy)(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab), Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab), Zhongquan Li@@Guluisacat, Pedro José Pereira Vieito / pvieito.com)@@pvieito, PixiePoint Security, Andreas Hegenberg (folivora.AI GmbH), 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 tvOS<18.4
Apple visionOS<2.4
Apple visionOS<2.4
2.4
Apple macOS Ventura<13.7.5
13.7.5
Apple tvOS<18.4
18.4
Apple iOS<18.4
18.4
Apple iPadOS<18.4
18.4
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 18.4
  2. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 11.4
  3. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 17.7.6
  4. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 14.7.5
  5. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 2.4
  6. Upgrade

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

    Fixed in 13.7.5
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade iOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 18.4
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade iPadOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 18.4
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade iPadOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 17.7.6
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade macOS Sonoma to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 14.7.5
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade macOS Ventura to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 13.7.5
  12. Upgrade

    Upgrade tvOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 18.4
  13. Upgrade

    Upgrade visionOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.4
  14. Upgrade

    Upgrade watchOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 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-2025-30432?

CVE-2025-30432 is classified as a logic issue that may lead to unauthorized passcode attempts on locked devices.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-30432?

To resolve CVE-2025-30432, update to the latest versions of the affected Apple operating systems: visionOS 2.4, macOS Ventura 13.7.5, tvOS 18.4, iPadOS 17.7.6, iOS 18.4, or macOS Sonoma 14.7.5.

3

What products are affected by CVE-2025-30432?

CVE-2025-30432 affects various Apple products including iPadOS, iPhone OS, macOS, tvOS, and visionOS prior to specific patches.

4

Can CVE-2025-30432 be exploited remotely?

No, CVE-2025-30432 requires local access to the device to attempt passcode entries.

5

How does CVE-2025-30432 impact user security?

CVE-2025-30432 may allow a malicious app to escalate the time for passcode attempts, potentially leading to unauthorized access.

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